
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 2AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
498 | 506 | 421 | 408 | 408 | 402 | 339 | 350 | 345 | 350 | 504 | 1051 | 1187 | 1526 | 1859 | 1999 | 2157 | 1928 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:31PM1.43m | 5:43AM0.99m | 5:04PM1.45m | 6:00AM1.08m | 5:35PM1.43m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.23m | 10:41AM0.56m | 11:48PM0.25m | 11:17AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
498 | 506 | 421 | 408 | 408 | 402 | 339 | 350 | 345 | 350 | 504 | 1051 | 1187 | 1526 | 1859 | 1999 | 2157 | 1928 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — |
225 | 181 | 143 | 108 | 79 | 79 | 53 | 276 | 192 | 251 | 268 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | S 24 | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 81 | 79 | 194 | 39 | 37 | 25 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 71 |
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