
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 6PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
701 | 811 | 791 | 780 | 928 | 1129 | 1116 | 1029 | 1004 | 979 | 942 | 953 | 953 | 953 | 796 | 657 | 619 | 1024 | 899 | 1204 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:23PM1.06m | 5:34AM1.57m | 5:45PM0.93m | 6:00AM1.60m | 5:59PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37AM0.28m | 10:56PM0.32m | 12:13PM0.30m | 11:07PM0.32m | 12:51PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 19 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
701 | 811 | 791 | 780 | 928 | 1129 | 1116 | 1029 | 1004 | 979 | 942 | 953 | 953 | 953 | 796 | 657 | 619 | — | 899 | 886 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | ENE 5 | N 4 | N 4 | — | SSW 18 | — | — | — | W 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | — | 448 | — | — | — | 18 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 14 |
40 | 30 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1024 | — | 1204 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 84 | 439 | 445 | 57 | 57 |
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