Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 3PM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 480 | 465 | 441 | 627 | 492 | 610 | 555 | 522 | 534 | 516 | 627 | 778 | 565 | 1232 | 1382 | 1799 | 1643 | 1602 | 1232 | 1596 | 1596 | 1357 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:35AM1.36m | 7:26PM0.95m | 8:08AM1.37m | 7:30PM0.77m | 8:46AM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57PM0.54m | 1:03AM0.44m | 2:53PM0.61m | 00:58AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 145 | 107 | 441 | 627 | 492 | 610 | 555 | 522 | 534 | 516 | 627 | 778 | 537 | 1232 | 1382 | 1799 | 1643 | 1602 | 1232 | 1596 | 1596 | 1357 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 480 | 465 | 76 | 57 | 55 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 40 | 27 | 26 | 565 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 218 | 128 | 387 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 8 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 4 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 153 | 206 | 198 | 51 | 54 | 54 | — | — | 30 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 24 | — | 18 | 10 | 14 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 84 | 96 | 54 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 71 | 59 | 59 | 54 | 71 |
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