Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 8PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1834 | 1651 | 1434 | 1225 | 970 | 825 | 703 | 581 | 482 | 449 | 423 | 411 | 421 | 421 | 1440 | 1960 | 1763 | 1533 | 834 | 1212 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:06AM1.15m | 12:14PM1.10m | 2:13PM1.15m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11PM0.37m | 10:07PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  | | |  |  | | | | | | |  | |  |  |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 1834 | 1651 | 1434 | 1225 | 970 | 825 | 703 | 581 | 482 | 449 | 423 | 411 | 421 | 421 | 3 | 100 | 1299 | 1230 | 834 | 1212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 20 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | E 4 | E 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 16 | 8 | 37 | 70 | 63 | 9 | 9 | 359 | 493 | 843 | 427 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 104 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | ESE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | — | 6 | 1440 | 1960 | 1763 | 1533 | 77 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 81 | 81 | 54 | 54 | 87 | 118 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
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