Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 7AM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 61 | 59 | 91 | 87 | 131 | 127 | 118 | 112 | 109 | 153 | 155 | 218 | 280 | 376 | 737 | 394 | 773 | 763 | 693 | 558 | 558 | 468 | 551 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:40AM1.47m | 7:20PM0.69m | 8:08AM1.37m | 7:17PM0.62m | 8:40AM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.29m | 2:39PM0.46m | 00:36AM0.35m | 3:27PM0.54m | 00:34AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 75 | 49 | 48 | 91 | 87 | 131 | 127 | 118 | 112 | 109 | 153 | 155 | 218 | 280 | 376 | 737 | 361 | 773 | 763 | 693 | 558 | 558 | 468 | 551 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 4 | E 4 | N 4 | SE 5 | SSW 17 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — |
| kJ | 57 | 61 | 59 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 394 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | SE 5 | N 4 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 61 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | N 4 | — |
| kJ | 31 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 34 | 43 | 54 | 35 | 11 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 99 | 92 | 57 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 81 | 92 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 59 | 59 | 54 | 59 |
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