
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 3PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
500 | 308 | 871 | 1012 | 838 | 3201 | 5186 | 7057 | 6960 | 5493 | 4638 | 2269 | 2107 | 1708 | 1474 | 1200 | 991 | 857 | 869 | 1810 | 1749 | 6117 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:10AM1.22m | 2:14PM1.24m | 3:22PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16PM0.28m | 11:11PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||||
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 |
500 | 308 | 871 | 1012 | 828 | 1608 | — | — | — | — | 186 | 2269 | 2107 | 1708 | 1474 | 1200 | 991 | 857 | 869 | 1810 | 1749 | 2608 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | ENE 5 | N 4 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 19 | SSW 18 | — | NNW 4 |
62 | 283 | 2 | 3 | 838 | 763 | — | — | — | — | — | 136 | 135 | 92 | 91 | 34 | 22 | 14 | 354 | 578 | — | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 7 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | SW 16 |
35 | 34 | 14 | — | — | 3201 | 5186 | 7057 | 6960 | 5493 | 4638 | 272 | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 31 | 59 | 54 | 37 | 6117 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 59 | 87 | 445 | 561 | 581 | 561 | 628 | 954 | 954 | 81 | 87 | 84 | 87 | 506 | 439 | 625 | 89 | 626 |
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