Pennington Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.86° S 137.74° E

Issued: 8 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pennington Bay sea temperature is

14.9°C

Pennington Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 4PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	14s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s
Evening (14 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	18s

Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the ESE by Wed night).
	Monday 14						Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 12	SW 12	S 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15
Wave Graph
kJ	269	261	243	297	635	156	1042	1518	2224	3033	3196	3196	2614	2650	2881	2921	2921	2960	3000	3027	3027	2799
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide	5:26AM1.43m				5:24PM1.09m				5:49AM1.51m				5:43PM1.02m				6:15AM1.54m				6:02PM0.93m
Low Tide			11:42AM0.35m				11:11PM0.25m				12:12PM0.36m				11:27PM0.22m					12:43PM0.39m


	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	15	16	16	14	12	11	12	12	13	12	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	9
Feels °C	10	10	12	13	12	10	6	4	5	5	6	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	7	5	6	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15
kJ	269	261	243	297	241	129	215	1054	1908	3033	3196	3196	2614	2650	2881	2921	2921	2960	3000	3027	3027	2799
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	S 18	S 18	SSW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	30	73	69	106	160	156	232	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 5	SW 5	SW 5	SW 6	SW 12	SW 6	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	11	21	17	30	635	25	1042	1518	2224	2341	2441	2643	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Portland VIC - Far West	Cunns SA - Nullarbor	Tunkalilla SA - Adelaide	Tunkalilla SA - Adelaide	Tunkalilla SA - Adelaide	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Baby Lizards SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	57	439	607	59	59	59	57	57	57	57	57	118	57	57	57	57	57	107	57	107	107	57
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay						Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay		Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay		Stokes Bay			Stokes Bay
Rating (10 max)	2						3	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4		4			3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Noises WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Windy Harbour WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	The Guillotine WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	5	4	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	6	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	6	6	5	5	5

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