Pennington Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.86° S 137.74° E

Issued: 2 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pennington Bay sea temperature is

14.9°C

Pennington Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 6AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	14s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Evening (14 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 12	SW 12	S 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15
Wave Graph
kJ	355	341	269	261	243	224	706	156	1245	1518	2195	3040	3288	3196	2614	2650	2665	2921	2921	2960	3027	3027	3027	2762
Wind (km/h)	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide			5:26AM1.43m				5:24PM1.09m				5:49AM1.51m				5:43PM1.02m				6:15AM1.54m				6:02PM0.93m
Low Tide	10:58PM0.28m				11:42AM0.35m				11:11PM0.25m				12:12PM0.36m				11:27PM0.22m					12:43PM0.39m


	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	13	15	16	16	14	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	11	11	11	10	10
Feels °C	11	11	10	10	12	12	12	10	6	6	5	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15
kJ	355	341	269	261	243	224	241	129	232	1054	875	3040	3288	3196	2614	2650	2665	2921	2921	2960	3027	3027	3027	2762
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 20	S 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	S 18	S 18	—	—	SSW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	30	30	73	69	106	160	156	—	—	645	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	WSW 6	S 10	SSW 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	4	17	178	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 5	WSW 5	SW 5	SW 5	SW 5	SW 4	SW 12	SW 6	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	9	9	11	21	13	10	706	34	1245	1518	2195	2309	2441	2643	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Portland VIC - Far West	Cunns SA - Nullarbor	Tunkalilla SA - Adelaide	Tunkalilla SA - Adelaide	Petrel Cove SA - East Coast	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Baby Lizards SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	54	57	57	439	607	59	59	83	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	107	107	107	107	57
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island	Hanson Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay						Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay					Stokes Bay
Rating (10 max)	4	2	2						3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4					3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Cyclops WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Spoggies SA - Nullarbor	The Farm NSW - Illawarra	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Flatrock SA - Eyre Peninsula	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	The Guillotine WA - Margaret River	Gas Bay WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Pink Rocks NSW - Far South
Rating (10 max)	4	6	3	2	5	6	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Gas Bay Australia	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Injidup Carpark Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cloudbreak Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Glen Eden South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Antiques Maldives	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion
Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	6	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	6	6	4	5	5	5

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