Pennington Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Pennington Bay.

We've got a bit of a slow start here, but once the wind plays ball, this place can fire. The water temp is sitting around 59°, which is about a degree and a half warmer than average for the time of year – feels pretty standard, nothing wild.

The first decent window kicks off on the Thursday morning. Swell is dropping from 6ft out of the south, with a 14-second period, giving that combo moderate wave energy (1427). Wind is light and cross-offshore, so conditions will be clean. This is solid for experienced surfers, but the size and power might be a bit much for beginners. The afternoon cleans up even more with a gentle offshore breeze, and the swell backs off to 6ft – that’s a really nice session for those who know what they’re doing. Crowds can gather here often, so get out early.

Friday morning still has clean conditions with a cross-offshore breeze, but the swell drops to 5ft and the period stretches out to 17 seconds. That’s a long-period groundswell, which means better shaped waves but longer lulls. The energy is moderate (1156). It’s a bit weaker in the afternoon.

Saturday and Sunday are small and not worth paddling out for. Monday the 21st sees a jump back up to 8ft to 10ft, but the wind is cross-onshore and choppy – that’s more of a kite day than a surf day.

Tuesday the 22nd is the real standout. Morning has 8ft of south swell with a 16-second period (strong energy at 3453), and clean cross-offshore winds. That’s big and powerful – experts only. The afternoon gets even better: 10ft south swell, 17-second period, and clean again (4258 combined energy). That is serious groundswell, best handled at a point or reef, but Pennington Bay is a sandbar so it might close out a bit. Still, for a strong surfer, that’s the session of the forecast.

Wednesday the 23rd morning keeps the quality up with offshore winds and 6ft south swell at 15 seconds, excellent conditions for experienced surfers. The afternoon is a bit smaller but still clean.

After a quiet spell mid-week, Saturday the 26th delivers another pair of excellent windows. Both morning and afternoon have 6ft south swell with 18-19 second periods and clean offshore winds. Combined energy is very strong (2622 and 2325). Again, this is for experienced surfers only – the power is real.

After that, winds get messy and the surf fades. There’s a big swell on the 1st of October but it’s blown out with onshore winds.

Best on offer: Thursday afternoon the 17th for a manageable, clean session, and Tuesday the 22nd for the heavy stuff.

- Rusty

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