
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 2AM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
339 | 350 | 345 | 350 | 504 | 1051 | 1187 | 1543 | 1859 | 1999 | 2157 | 1928 | 1709 | 1508 | 1305 | 1297 | 1200 | 1328 | 1117 | 1927 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:04PM1.45m | 6:00AM1.08m | 5:35PM1.43m | 6:20AM1.18m | 6:06PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41AM0.56m | 11:48PM0.25m | 11:17AM0.52m | 00:07AM0.28m | 11:53AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 18 |
339 | 350 | 345 | 350 | 504 | 1051 | 1187 | 1543 | 1859 | 1999 | 2157 | 1928 | 1709 | 1508 | 1305 | 1297 | 1200 | 1328 | 1117 | 276 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — |
53 | 276 | 192 | 251 | 268 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
194 | 46 | 37 | 25 | 31 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | WSW 8 | SSW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 52 | 72 | 78 | 57 | 23 | 250 | 1927 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 71 | 59 | 71 | 89 | 544 | 625 | 625 | 506 | 439 |
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