Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 1PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30am June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, strong winds from the NNE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 22 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1048 | 1180 | 1150 | 1121 | 869 | 734 | 622 | 521 | 492 | 366 | 295 | 290 | 225 | 161 | 153 | 148 | 155 | 117 | 117 | 193 | 236 | 323 | 495 | 599 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:42AM0.73m | 4:38PM1.59m | 6:03AM0.73m | 5:17PM1.58m | 6:22AM0.76m | 5:53PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05AM0.65m | 00:19AM0.38m | 9:46AM0.62m | 00:48AM0.44m | 10:29AM0.60m | 1:11AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | |
— | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | 5:10 | |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 |
1048 | 1180 | 1150 | 1121 | 869 | 734 | 622 | 521 | 492 | 366 | 295 | 290 | 225 | 161 | 153 | 148 | 155 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 323 | 495 | 599 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | — | E 5 | S 9 | S 9 | W 5 | — | S 24 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
101 | 63 | 38 | 22 | 37 | 35 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 11 | 44 | 92 | 236 | 85 | 106 | 75 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 26 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 22 | W 9 | ENE 6 | E 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | 1 | 193 | 59 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | SW 7 |
12 | 21 | 29 | 42 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 39 | 69 | 61 | 102 | 94 | 73 | 40 | 23 | 26 | 45 | 85 | 104 | 129 | 102 | 85 | 192 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 71 | 81 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 81 | 90 | 379 | 54 | 59 | 84 | 54 | 89 | 81 | 81 | 54 | 271 | 272 | 363 |
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