
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 5AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
232 | 229 | 225 | 209 | 193 | 127 | 123 | 326 | 413 | 385 | 432 | 522 | 540 | 408 | 376 | 456 | 678 | 886 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:16PM1.36m | 6:52AM1.14m | 6:42PM1.26m | 7:19AM1.23m | 7:06PM1.15m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:42AM0.47m | 12:29PM0.57m | 00:55AM0.46m | 1:11PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
232 | 229 | 225 | 209 | 193 | 93 | 84 | 326 | 413 | 385 | 432 | 522 | 540 | 408 | 376 | 456 | 678 | 886 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
— | 9 | 9 | 35 | 75 | 58 | 123 | 85 | 81 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 21 | W 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | W 7 | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 45 | 7 | 151 | 127 | 29 | 14 | 51 | 34 | 27 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — |
2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 54 |
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