Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 10AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun night, fresh winds from the N by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1492 | 1340 | 1208 | 1072 | 1057 | 1041 | 1030 | 894 | 881 | 894 | 1334 | 1042 | 1029 | 1016 | 904 | 627 | 619 | 543 | 534 | 869 | 708 | 643 | 522 | 421 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:01AM1.24m | 5:53PM1.22m | 6:22AM1.35m | 6:13PM1.14m | 6:47AM1.42m | 6:32PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44PM0.35m | 11:52AM0.45m | 11:55PM0.33m | 12:26PM0.45m | 00:09AM0.31m | 1:02PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1492 | 1340 | 1208 | 1072 | 1057 | 1041 | 1030 | 894 | 881 | 894 | 1334 | 1042 | 1029 | 1016 | 904 | 627 | 619 | 543 | 327 | 869 | 708 | 643 | 522 | 421 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 26 | — | S 24 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | S 10 | E 5 | E 5 | — | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 11 | 17 | 17 | 236 | 326 | 377 | 470 | 455 | 534 | 8 | 17 | 13 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | S 24 | SSW 22 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 5 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 44 | 199 | 50 | 54 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | N 4 | ENE 5 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 9 | 14 | 43 | 53 | 42 | 26 | 20 | 26 | 38 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 99 | 99 | 57 | 54 | 54 | 81 | 99 | 92 | 92 | 54 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 92 |
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