Pennington Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.86° S 137.74° E

Issued: 2 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pennington Bay sea temperature is

15.1° 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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 7AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Evening (18 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 13	S 12	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	536	443	431	317	299	232	232	229	225	209	190	127	123	329	413	385	432	522	540	408	381	376	543	631
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNW	NNE	N	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				6:31AM1.03m			6:16PM1.36m					6:52AM1.14m				6:42PM1.26m				7:19AM1.23m				7:06PM1.15m
Low Tide		00:31AM0.44m			11:48AM0.57m					00:42AM0.47m			12:29PM0.57m					00:55AM0.46m				1:11PM0.59m


	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	12	12	13	14	14	14	13	12	12	13	13	14	14	15	14	13	13	14	15	15	15
Feels °C	10	10	10	8	9	10	11	11	10	9	8	8	8	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	10	12	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 11	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14
kJ	536	443	431	317	299	232	232	229	225	209	190	92	84	329	413	385	432	522	540	408	381	376	543	631
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 22	S 21	S 21	SSW 20	SSW 12	SSW 19	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	9	35	75	58	123	84	81	53	51	52	32	33	18	18	17	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 21	W 6	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 13	W 6	S 10	—	S 16	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	45	7	151	127	29	14	50	45	7	53	—	5	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	—	NNE 2	NNE 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	N 4	N 3	N 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	N 3	N 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NW 3	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	1	2	5	6	8	9	6	3	3	3	5	6	4	4	2	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4
Distance (km)	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	59	54	54	54
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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