
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 2AM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
791 | 780 | 928 | 1129 | 1116 | 1029 | 1004 | 979 | 942 | 930 | 953 | 953 | 773 | 636 | 639 | 639 | 734 | 734 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:23PM1.06m | 5:34AM1.57m | 5:45PM0.93m | 6:00AM1.60m | 5:59PM0.80m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56PM0.32m | 12:13PM0.30m | 11:07PM0.32m | 12:51PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
791 | 780 | 928 | 1129 | 1116 | 1029 | 1004 | 979 | 942 | 930 | 953 | 953 | 773 | 636 | 639 | 639 | 734 | 734 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | SSW 18 | — | — | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 4 | — | 448 | — | — | 12 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 54 | 57 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 59 | 445 | 57 | 57 |
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