
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 5PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the N by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
408 | 402 | 339 | 350 | 345 | 350 | 504 | 1051 | 1187 | 1543 | 1859 | 1999 | 2157 | 1928 | 1709 | 1508 | 1305 | 1273 | 1216 | 1132 | 1117 | 1123 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:43AM0.99m | 5:04PM1.45m | 6:00AM1.08m | 5:35PM1.43m | 6:20AM1.18m | 6:06PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41AM0.56m | 11:48PM0.25m | 11:17AM0.52m | 00:07AM0.28m | 11:53AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
408 | 402 | 339 | 350 | 345 | 350 | 504 | 1051 | 1187 | 1543 | 1859 | 1999 | 2157 | 1928 | 1709 | 1508 | 1305 | 1273 | 1216 | 1132 | 1117 | 1123 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — |
79 | 79 | 53 | 276 | 192 | 251 | 268 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
81 | 79 | 194 | 39 | 37 | 25 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 48 | 81 | 91 | 67 | 131 | 89 | 168 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 83 | 544 | 544 | 94 | 84 | 439 |
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