
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 5AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
1596 | 1537 | 1249 | 1189 | 1160 | 1131 | 1060 | 1005 | 857 | 845 | 724 | 704 | 500 | 308 | 749 | 1012 | 838 | 2656 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:37AM1.28m | 11:10AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:30AM0.42m | 11:46PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 |
1596 | 1537 | 1249 | 1189 | 1160 | 1131 | 1060 | 1005 | 857 | 845 | 724 | 704 | 500 | 308 | 749 | 1012 | 828 | 2656 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 7 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | — | SW 21 | SSW 20 | N 5 |
4 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 80 | 62 | 283 | — | 646 | 838 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — |
4 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 40 | 66 | 57 | 34 | 28 | 62 | 71 | 50 | 34 | 43 | 46 | 30 | 36 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 81 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 81 | 71 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 71 |
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