
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 12PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
746 | 746 | 451 | 467 | 367 | 277 | 290 | 373 | 480 | 465 | 441 | 627 | 492 | 610 | 555 | 522 | 509 | 509 | 627 | 778 | 653 | 1560 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:07AM1.32m | 7:03PM1.13m | 7:35AM1.36m | 7:26PM0.95m | 8:08AM1.37m | 7:30PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12PM0.49m | 00:55AM0.41m | 1:57PM0.54m | 1:03AM0.44m | 2:53PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||
7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 17 |
746 | 746 | 451 | 467 | 367 | 277 | 223 | 170 | 145 | 107 | 441 | 627 | 492 | 610 | 555 | 522 | 509 | 509 | 627 | 778 | 653 | 1560 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | S 8 |
254 | 188 | 380 | 283 | 215 | 203 | 200 | 373 | 480 | 465 | 78 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 29 | 33 | 44 | 55 | 66 | 47 | 292 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | — | SW 22 | SSW 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 8 | — | — | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | SSE 8 |
4 | — | — | 118 | 148 | 221 | 290 | 150 | 153 | 206 | 198 | 51 | 55 | 54 | — | — | 10 | 5 | 1 | — | 44 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 96 | 57 | 57 |
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