Pennington Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.86° S 137.74° E

Pennington Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pennington Bay sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.4° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 3AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.5
S
16
1.9
S
16
2.1
S
16
2.1
S
15
2
S
14
1.4
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1434
1225
970
825
691
694
482
449
423
411
421
1149
1788
2153
1936
1691
834
1680
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
ENE
25
NE
20
ENE
5
SSE
20
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:14PM1.10m
2:13PM1.15m
Low Tide
11:11PM0.37m
10:07PM0.31m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
2
2
4
5
2
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
14
15
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
12
13
13
12
12
9
8
8
9
10
9
8
7
8
7
7
7
8
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