Pennington Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.86° S 137.74° E

Pennington Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pennington Bay sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.0° 

Pennington Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 3PM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Afternoon (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Evening (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)17s

Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
19
0.8
S
19
0.8
S
19
1
S
18
0.9
S
18
1
S
17
1
S
16
1
S
16
1
SSW
16
1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
S
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.5
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
480
465
441
627
492
610
555
522
534
516
627
778
565
1232
1382
1799
1643
1602
1232
1596
1596
1357
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
10
NE
15
N
15
NNE
25
N
25
N
15
NNW
25
NNE
30
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:35AM1.36m
7:26PM0.95m
8:08AM1.37m
7:30PM0.77m
8:46AM1.34m
Low Tide
1:57PM0.54m
1:03AM0.44m
2:53PM0.61m
00:58AM0.44m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
14
15
15
13
Feels °C
8
7
6
8
9
8
9
10
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
9
9
7
9
11
10
8
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