
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 10PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
627 | 778 | 565 | 1232 | 1382 | 1799 | 1643 | 1602 | 1232 | 1596 | 1596 | 1537 | 1249 | 1189 | 1160 | 1131 | 1074 | 1005 | 978 | 845 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:30PM0.77m | 8:46AM1.34m | 9:37AM1.28m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53PM0.61m | 00:58AM0.44m | 00:30AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 |
627 | 778 | 537 | 1232 | 1382 | 1799 | 1643 | 1602 | 1232 | 1596 | 1596 | 1537 | 1249 | 1189 | 1160 | 1131 | 1074 | 1005 | 978 | 845 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
50 | 48 | 565 | 29 | 18 | 21 | 218 | 128 | 387 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | WSW 5 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | — | SSE 8 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 26 | 44 | 9 | 21 | 19 | — | 11 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 37 | 80 | 68 | 57 | 35 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 77 | 59 | 71 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 54 | 59 | 54 | 71 | 81 | 54 | 379 | 59 | 54 | 54 |
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