Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 10AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 626 | 553 | 542 | 773 | 715 | 1155 | 1685 | 1294 | 1531 | 1567 | 1525 | 1174 | 1031 | 1800 | 1796 | 1968 | 2252 | 2224 | 2002 | 1703 | 1658 | 1441 | 1421 | 1275 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on |
High Tide | 7:48AM1.40m | 6:59PM0.80m | 8:23AM1.34m | 6:26PM0.69m | 9:05AM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM0.28m | 2:22PM0.58m | 00:51AM0.30m | 3:23PM0.64m | 00:53AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 626 | 553 | 542 | 773 | 715 | 387 | 1245 | 1294 | 1531 | 1567 | 1525 | 1174 | 1031 | 1800 | 1796 | 1968 | 2252 | 2224 | 2002 | 1703 | 1658 | 1441 | 1421 | 1275 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | S 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 19 |
| kJ | 188 | 243 | 240 | 515 | 326 | 273 | — | 768 | 128 | 151 | — | 283 | 516 | 454 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 107 | 154 | 329 | 225 | 599 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 1155 | 1685 | 716 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 83 | 83 | 59 | 439 | 439 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 96 | 96 | 57 | 57 |
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