
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 5AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
284 | 298 | 861 | 952 | 853 | 832 | 701 | 811 | 791 | 780 | 940 | 1129 | 1133 | 1029 | 1004 | 979 | 1079 | 1088 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross |
High Tide | 4:56PM1.16m | 5:10AM1.50m | 5:23PM1.06m | 5:34AM1.57m | 5:45PM0.93m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM0.31m | 11:37AM0.28m | 10:56PM0.32m | 12:13PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
71 | 222 | 861 | 952 | 853 | 832 | 701 | 811 | 791 | 780 | 940 | 1129 | 1133 | 1029 | 1004 | 979 | 1079 | 1088 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | E 4 | SE 6 | — | SSE 6 | — | E 5 | NNW 4 | W 6 | SSW 18 | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — |
284 | 39 | 26 | 10 | 9 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 448 | 6 | — | — | 11 | 7 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
177 | 298 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 56 | 56 | 51 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 71 | 90 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 54 | 54 |
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