
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (07 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 8PM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1232 | 1596 | 1596 | 1537 | 1249 | 1189 | 1160 | 1131 | 1060 | 1005 | 857 | 845 | 724 | 704 | 500 | 308 | 749 | 1012 | 838 | 3021 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:37AM1.28m | 11:10AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:30AM0.42m | 11:46PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 |
1232 | 1596 | 1596 | 1537 | 1249 | 1189 | 1160 | 1131 | 1060 | 1005 | 857 | 845 | 724 | 704 | 500 | 308 | 749 | 1012 | 828 | 1624 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | ENE 5 | — | — | E 5 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | ENE 5 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 |
387 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 62 | 283 | 3 | 646 | 838 | 763 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — |
— | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | SSW 20 |
9 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 40 | 32 | 60 | 57 | 41 | 48 | 83 | 74 | 59 | 46 | 56 | 60 | 32 | 18 | 3021 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 59 | 59 | 81 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 81 | 81 | 54 | 81 | 83 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 59 |
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