Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 4AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 118 | 112 | 109 | 153 | 155 | 218 | 280 | 376 | 737 | 737 | 773 | 763 | 693 | 558 | 558 | 558 | 462 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:20PM0.69m | 8:08AM1.37m | 7:17PM0.62m | 8:40AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:36AM0.35m | 3:27PM0.54m | 00:34AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 127 | 118 | 112 | 109 | 153 | 155 | 218 | 280 | 376 | 737 | 737 | 773 | 763 | 693 | 558 | 558 | 558 | 462 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 6 | ESE 4 | SE 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SW 18 | SE 6 | SE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | E 4 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 4 | — | E 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NE 5 | N 3 |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 12 | — | 9 | 29 | 49 | 43 | 47 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 54 | 92 | 81 | 71 | 71 | 81 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 59 |
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