Pennington Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.86° S 137.74° E

Pennington Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pennington Bay sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.2° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 7AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 19). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Fri morning).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
333
329
329
320
296
665
742
702
626
553
542
773
827
838
986
1096
1193
1240
1377
1191
911
1821
1796
1913
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
25
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:16AM1.43m
6:49PM0.92m
7:48AM1.40m
6:59PM0.80m
8:23AM1.34m
6:26PM0.69m
Low Tide
00:24AM0.29m
1:39PM0.52m
00:39AM0.28m
2:22PM0.58m
00:51AM0.30m
3:23PM0.64m
thunderstorm
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clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
rain showers
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:50
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
8
8
7
7
8
8
8
10
9
9
9
9
8
10
9
9
8
8
8
10
10
11
11
11
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