Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 6PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 482 | 449 | 423 | 411 | 421 | 2028 | 2567 | 2534 | 2309 | 1858 | 834 | 1680 | 1048 | 899 | 694 | 700 | 573 | 483 | 490 | 427 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:14PM1.10m | 2:13PM1.15m | 5:27AM0.82m | 3:05PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07PM0.31m | 10:09PM0.25m | 8:46AM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 482 | 449 | 423 | 411 | 421 | 443 | — | 757 | 167 | 1247 | 834 | 1335 | 1048 | 899 | 694 | 700 | 573 | 483 | 490 | 427 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 24 |
| kJ | 37 | 70 | 63 | 20 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | 131 | 87 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 62 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | ESE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 6 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 5 | 16 | 26 | — | 20 | 2028 | 2567 | 2534 | 2309 | 1858 | 130 | 1680 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 99 | 57 | 57 | 71 | 508 | 527 | 425 | 561 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 |
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