Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 1PM is: 2.0m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1398 | 1363 | 2484 | 2428 | 2097 | 1672 | 1459 | 1281 | 1107 | 942 | 763 | 644 | 603 | 596 | 1187 | 991 | 1314 | 1630 | 1753 | 1619 | 1576 | 1739 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:45AM1.35m | 5:44PM1.23m | 6:06AM1.43m | 6:09PM1.11m | 6:31AM1.49m | 6:30PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47AM0.35m | 11:41PM0.29m | 12:22PM0.35m | 11:53PM0.32m | 1:00PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 1398 | 1363 | 2484 | 2428 | 2097 | 1672 | 1459 | 1281 | 1107 | 942 | 763 | 644 | 603 | 596 | 1187 | 991 | 1314 | 1630 | 1753 | 1619 | 1576 | 1739 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 634 | 882 | 1358 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 122 | 257 | 257 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WNW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 29 | 61 | 47 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 47 | 8 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 71 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 94 | 1101 | 101 | 59 | 439 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 89 | 96 | 439 | 439 | 439 |
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