Pennington Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.86° S 137.74° E

Pennington Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pennington Bay sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.7° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 2AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (24 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
758
758
665
646
521
434
355
345
277
273
273
215
160
346
336
322
331
355
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
15
NE
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NW
10
SSW
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:33AM0.89m
2:47PM1.15m
4:15AM1.00m
3:25PM1.20m
Low Tide
9:30PM0.28m
8:52AM0.71m
9:42PM0.26m
9:26AM0.58m
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6:05
6:05
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6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
20
18
20
19
19
20
22
19
18
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
16
17
16
12
15
14
14
16
20
16
18
14
14
16
17
14
12
12
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