Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 2AM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm June 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, strong winds from the NNE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 22 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
350 | 273 | 268 | 832 | 1048 | 1180 | 1150 | 1121 | 869 | 734 | 622 | 521 | 413 | 366 | 295 | 232 | 225 | 161 | 153 | 160 | 155 | 115 | 117 | 193 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:57PM1.56m | 5:42AM0.73m | 4:38PM1.59m | 6:03AM0.73m | 5:17PM1.58m | 6:22AM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM0.36m | 9:05AM0.65m | 00:19AM0.38m | 9:46AM0.62m | 00:48AM0.44m | 10:29AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | |
mm | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
350 | 273 | 268 | 832 | 1048 | 1180 | 1150 | 1121 | 869 | 734 | 622 | 521 | 413 | 366 | 295 | 232 | 225 | 161 | 153 | 160 | 155 | 115 | 117 | 117 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | S 10 | S 10 | E 5 | E 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | S 24 | S 24 | S 23 |
9 | 73 | 205 | 137 | 101 | 63 | 38 | 22 | — | 35 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 11 | 44 | 92 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | S 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | S 9 | — | S 9 | NE 5 | S 26 | S 9 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 |
2 | 75 | 16 | 144 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 108 | 193 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 |
28 | 48 | 33 | 42 | 22 | 28 | 48 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 41 | 70 | 63 | 72 | 102 | 97 | 34 | 37 | 47 | 75 | 131 | 126 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 71 | 54 | 59 | 54 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 71 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 71 | 71 | 92 | 90 | 372 | 84 | 54 | 89 | 89 | 439 | 372 |
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