Pennington Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.86° S 137.74° E

Pennington Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pennington Bay sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.7° 

Pennington Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 4AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (17 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (17 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
0
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.2
S
15
2.1
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
15
1.6
S
18
1.5
S
17
1.4
S
17
1.3
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
15
1
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2987
2757
2507
2051
1793
1427
1245
1079
928
942
1119
1543
1342
1156
875
710
531
422
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
NW
10
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:02PM0.93m
6:42AM1.51m
6:17PM0.83m
7:10AM1.45m
6:24PM0.73m
Low Tide
11:44PM0.21m
1:17PM0.44m
11:58PM0.23m
1:55PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:09
6:10
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
12
12
12
13
18
19
18
17
Feels °C
5
5
6
5
6
6
7
7
9
9
9
8
8
8
12
14
14
12
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