
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 6PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
355 | 345 | 277 | 273 | 273 | 269 | 205 | 346 | 336 | 322 | 331 | 355 | 429 | 482 | 424 | 640 | 1106 | 2091 | 2046 | 1977 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:47PM1.15m | 4:15AM1.00m | 3:25PM1.20m | 4:18AM1.13m | 3:58PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42PM0.26m | 9:26AM0.58m | 9:57PM0.26m | 9:58AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 17 |
355 | 345 | 277 | 273 | 273 | 269 | 205 | 346 | 336 | 322 | 331 | 355 | 429 | 482 | 372 | 640 | 1106 | 2091 | 2046 | 1977 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | N 3 | — | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 25 | S 24 | S 24 | S 23 | SSW 22 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 7 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 21 | 51 | 124 | 12 | 11 | 44 | 95 | 167 | 238 | 329 | 424 | 561 | 286 | — | — | 199 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 25 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 13 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
7 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 503 | 25 | 21 | 180 | 311 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 57 | 57 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 54 | 57 | 96 | 57 | 107 | 107 | 57 | 57 | 231 | 57 | 57 | 1166 | 844 | 939 |
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