Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 6AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 400 | 411 | 400 | 657 | 1193 | 1932 | 2373 | 2461 | 2620 | 2357 | 2079 | 1869 | 1664 | 1440 | 1232 | 1077 | 2065 | 2018 | 1995 | 1815 | 1750 | 1771 | 1815 | 2037 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:16AM1.02m | 5:44AM0.87m | 2:13PM1.01m | 4:23AM0.96m | 3:19PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23PM0.45m | 8:50AM0.83m | 9:36PM0.43m | 9:36AM0.68m | 9:52PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 400 | 411 | 400 | 575 | 1193 | 1932 | 2373 | 2461 | 2620 | 2357 | 2079 | 1869 | 1664 | 1440 | 1232 | 1077 | 2065 | 2018 | 1995 | 1815 | 1750 | 1771 | 1815 | 2037 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | — | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 153 | 80 | 194 | 369 | — | 1125 | 1346 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 323 | 342 | 634 | 997 | 653 | 928 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 657 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | SE 4 | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 7 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 57 | 57 | 99 | 99 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 89 | 57 | 59 | 71 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
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