TidePlanet

Today in Penneshaw there are high tides at 6:04 am (4.7 ft) and 6:42 pm (2.0 ft) and low tides at 1:24 pm and 10:43 pm. Tide coefficient 86. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 1:24 pm. The sun rises at 6:18 am and sets at 7:46 pm: 13 h 28 min of daylight. The moon is 89% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 11:41 pm. Major solunar periods run from 2:19 am to 4:19 am and from 2:51 pm to 4:51 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 27 to 29. The sea is smooth, with 1.0 ft waves. There's a light breeze from the east (5 mph). Partly cloudy, 60 °F.

Fishing

Fishing in Penneshaw today

Fishing forecast, 7 days →

Best time to fish

Solunar activity today: medium
6
Average day · 6 out of 10 5:50–6:50 am Also 6:30–7:40 pm and 9:40–11:40 pm
  • High tide at 6:04 am, coefficient 86
  • Sunrise at 6:18 am
  • Steady pressure (30.33 inHg), light offshore wind (4 mph) and calm sea (1.0 ft waves)
  • Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
  • Highest tide coefficient today: 86 (average tides)

Your day at a glance

The best window, 5:50 am to 6:50 am, combines the 6:04 am high tide and sunrise. Also good from 6:30 pm to 7:40 pm, with the 6:42 pm high tide, sunset and falling pressure. Also good from 9:40 pm to 11:40 pm, with the 10:43 pm low tide, moonrise and falling pressure.

Species with the most records nearby: Australasian snapper, mulloway, yellowtail amberjack and tope shark. What you can catch

How it works · Next 7 days · Fishing rules

Beach

Beach day in Penneshaw

Beach forecast, 7 days →

Is it a beach day?

1 good hour
5
Fair beach day · 5 out of 10 12:00–3:00 pm
  • Sunny
  • Cross-shore breeze (12 mph)
  • Calm for swimming: 1.2 ft waves
  • Low tide at 1:24 pm: more sand
  • Feels like 65 °F: a bit cool
  • UV 9 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen

Today, hour by hour

  • Swimming Calm · 1.2 ft

    1.2 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.

  • Water 63 °F

    Cold: ease in slowly.

  • Sun & sunscreen UV 9 · SPF 50

    Max UV 9 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 12:00–2:00 pm (very high UV).

  • Wind 12 mph

    Cross-shore breeze (12 mph).

  • Tide & sand 1:24 pm

    Low tide at 1:24 pm and 10:43 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 6:04 am and 6:42 pm.

The best window, 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm, brings sunshine, little wind, a calm sea and low tide at 1:24 pm, though with cool air and very high UV.

We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority. How it works · The next 7 days

Beaches near Penneshaw

We don't know of any named beaches within 6.2 mi of Penneshaw.

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Tides

Tides in Penneshaw

Tides for 7 days →

Today's high and low tides

  • ▲ High tide 6:04 am 4.7 ft · coef. 86
  • ▲ High tide 6:42 pm 2.0 ft · coef. 83
  • ▼ Low tide 10:43 pm 1.2 ft

↓ Falling The tide is falling. 4 h 59 min to low tide at 1:24 pm.

Tide coefficient 86 for the 6:04 am high tide and 83 for the 6:42 pm high tide. Average coefficient. The water rises and falls 4.0 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?

2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on June 15 (5.5 ft) and the lowest, on December 24 (0.1 ft).

Mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights.

Heights above chart datum: the lowest astronomical tide (LAT), the zero of nautical charts in Europe. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. chart datum (LAT)

Tide coefficient and range in October

The biggest tides of the month came from October 25 to 27 (coefficient 99, 3.9 ft range). The smallest, on October 20 (coefficient 24, 1.6 ft).

Tide and solunar table · this week

Day Sun Tide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4 Coef. Moon Major periods Activity
Today, Thu 29 6:18 am · 7:46 pm High tide 6:04 am · 4.7 ft Low tide 1:24 pm · 0.7 ft High tide 6:42 pm · 2.0 ft Low tide 10:43 pm · 1.2 ft Coef. 86 89% Major periods 2:19 am · 2:51 pm Medium
Fri 30 6:17 am · 7:47 pm High tide 6:25 am · 4.6 ft Low tide 2:07 pm · 0.9 ft High tide 6:53 pm · 1.8 ft Low tide 10:53 pm · 1.2 ft Coef. 80 80% Major periods 3:23 am · 3:56 pm Medium
Sat 31 6:16 am · 7:48 pm High tide 6:48 am · 4.5 ft Low tide 2:49 pm · 1.2 ft High tide 7:00 pm · 1.8 ft Low tide 11:01 pm · 1.2 ft Coef. 72 70% Major periods 4:27 am · 4:58 pm Medium
Sun 1 6:15 am · 7:49 pm High tide 7:12 am · 4.2 ft Low tide 3:34 pm · 1.4 ft High tide 7:13 pm · 1.8 ft Low tide 11:08 pm · 1.3 ft Coef. 62 59% Major periods 5:28 am · 5:56 pm Medium
Mon 2 6:14 am · 7:50 pm High tide 7:38 am · 3.8 ft Low tide 4:30 pm · 1.7 ft High tide 7:36 pm · 1.9 ft Low tide 11:13 pm · 1.5 ft Coef. 49 Last quarter Major periods 6:24 am · 6:50 pm Medium
Tue 3 6:13 am · 7:51 pm High tide 8:03 am · 3.3 ft Low tide 6:00 pm · 1.9 ft High tide 8:14 pm · 2.0 ft Low tide 11:12 pm · 1.8 ft Coef. 30 37% Major periods 7:15 am · 7:39 pm Medium
Wed 4 6:12 am · 7:52 pm High tide 8:17 am · 2.7 ft Low tide 11:44 am · 2.4 ft High tide 2:14 pm · 2.6 ft Low tide 7:38 pm · 1.9 ft Coef. 20 27% Major periods 8:02 am · 8:25 pm Low

▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above chart datum (LAT). Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.

Where this tide comes from

B · Nearby station

Penneshaw has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Cape Jervis (TICON-4), 12 mi away. On the open coast the difference is usually a few minutes and inches; inside estuaries, rivers and enclosed bays it can be much larger.

Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data

How we calculate the tide

Sea and waves

The sea at Penneshaw

7-day waves

Sea stateSea state: smooth

Smooth Douglas 2 · light breeze, Beaufort 2
Waves 1.0 ft · 8.3 s from the south-southwest (195°)
Swell 0.9 ft · 6.0 s from the south-southwest
Current 0.2 mph toward the W

The waves you may find

  • Most commonMost common0.5 ft
  • Significant1.0 ft
  • Highest expectedHighest2.1 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 2.1 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 2.1 ft.

Wind on the coast and offshore

On the coast 5 mph E · gusts 10
Offshore (11 mi WSW)Offshore 4 mph E · gusts 8

Cross-shore wind. The coast faces north and the wind blows along the shore: drift and current run parallel to the beach.

Cross-shore Hourly wind →

Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days

Waves build over the next few days. The biggest waves arrive on Saturday 31: 2.8 ft with a period of 4 s, from the west-northwest (slight).

Water temperature

Water temperature →
Water now62.6 °F
Today 62.4–64.2 °F air: 54 / 65 °F
Satellite (2 days ago) 62.4 °F measured 0.6 mi away

Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water is steady these days, with no sudden changes.

Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses

Water temperature →

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 8:25 am (local time).

Surf

Surf in Penneshaw today

Surf hour by hour and 7 days →

Surf today

Flat
1
Flat · 1 out of 10 4:00–8:00 pm
  • Barely any waves (0.6 ft sets): flat
  • Light offshore wind (11 mph): it holds up and grooms the waves
  • Rising tide (high tide at 6:42 pm)

It’s flat today: almost no waves reach this coast.

Surf at the shore 0.4–0.6 ft average – sets
Swell 0.9 ft 8 s · SSW · 9 kJ
Wind 11 mph ESE · offshore
Water and wetsuit 62.4 °F 4/3 fullsuit
  • Light: First light 5:52 am · sunrise 6:18 am · sunset 7:46 pm · last light 8:13 pm
  • Tide: high 6:04 am (4.7 ft), low 1:24 pm (0.7 ft), high 6:42 pm (2.0 ft) and low 10:43 pm (1.2 ft). Every break has its own tide: some work at low tide and others at high tide. The tide doesn’t change the score here.
  • Water at 62.4 °F–64.2 °F: a 4/3 fullsuit.
  • Energy: 9 kJ · Low power

Today’s surf at a glance

The best window, 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm, has light offshore wind, though with barely any waves.

An estimate for this stretch of coast, not for a specific break: every beach or reef works its own way (its tide, bottom and angle). Check it when you get there.

Follow the flags and the lifeguards, and don’t paddle out if the surf is above your level: this score is a guide, not a substitute for what you see when you get there.

How it’s calculated · Next 7 days

Diving

Diving in Penneshaw today

Diving and snorkeling, 7 days →

Diving and snorkeling today

Likely visibility: good
10
Great day · 10 out of 10 12:10–3:00 pm Also 6:00–7:30 pm
  • Slack water around low tide (1:24 pm): little current from 12:50 pm to 2:00 pm
  • 0.9 ft swell at 8 s from the south-southwest: barely any surge
  • Light cross-shore wind (12 mph)
  • 0.5 mph current toward the southwest, weak (model)
  • Sun high: more light underwater
Swell 0.9 ft 8 s · from the SSW
Likely visibility Good Snorkeling: good
Water and suit 62.4 °F 7 mm wetsuit
Current 0.5 mph toward the SW
  • Slack water today: high tide 6:04 am (5:49–6:19 am), low tide 1:24 pm (12:50–2:00 pm), high tide 6:42 pm (6:20–7:00 pm) and low tide 10:43 pm (10:10–11:10 pm)
  • Likely visibility: good. The sea has been calm and there's been little rain. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
  • Water at 62.4–64.2 °F: a 7 mm wetsuit, with hood and booties.
  • Snorkeling: good, calm sea and light wind.
  • Night dive: dark from 8:13 pm. Waning gibbous (89%), rising at 11:41 pm: a bright night.

Your diving day at a glance

The best window, 12:10 pm to 3:00 pm, combines slack water at low tide, little swell, light wind, weak current and the sun high. Also good from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm, with slack water at high tide, little swell, light wind and weak current.

Slack water comes from the tide: in inlets, channels and between islands the water can keep running for an hour or two after. Ask the local dive shop.

Never dive alone and check with the local dive shop: this rating is a guide, not a substitute for a professional.

How it works · Next 7 days

Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby

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Weather

Weather in Penneshaw

14-day weather

Now in Penneshaw

Now 60 °F Partly cloudy · feels like 59 °F · 54 / 65 °F
Low / high
54 / 65 °F
Rain
0.00 in · 0%
Clouds
77%
Humidity
77%
Dew pointDew point
52 °F
Visibility
15 mi
UV indexUV
2 · low
Air qualityAir
Fair · 28
Saharan dust
No

Pressure and fishing

  • ↗ RisingRising · now Anglers say fish bite less for a while
  • → SteadySteady Anglers expect normal activity
  • ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

Rising now (+0.04 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.48 inHg. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Today, hour by hourHour by hour

Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Sky ClearClearClear skyPartly cloudyMainly clearClear skyClear skyMainly clear
Temperature 55°54°56°61°64°64°61°59°
Wind (mph) 5 SSE5 SE4 SE5 E10 E12 ESE11 ESE12 ESE
Gusts 9971121252321
Waves 1.0 ft1.0 ft1.0 ft1.0 ft1.0 ft1.2 ft1.5 ft1.6 ft
Rain 0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in
  • 9:00 am 61° 5 E 1.0 ft
  • 12:00 pm 64° 10 E 1.0 ft
  • 3:00 pm 64° 12 ESE 1.2 ft
  • 6:00 pm 61° 11 ESE 1.5 ft
  • 9:00 pm 59° 12 ESE 1.6 ft
  • 12:00 am 58° 10 ESE 1.4 ft
  • 3:00 am 57° 6 E 1.3 ft
  • 6:00 am 62° 10 NNE 1.6 ft

Next 14 daysComing days

Day Sky Low / high Max wind Max wave High tides
Today · 29 Overcast 54 / 65 °F 12 mph ESE 1.6 ft 6:04 am · 6:42 pm
Fri 30 Drizzle 57 / 71 °F 17 mph NNE 2.6 ft 6:25 am · 6:53 pm
Sat 31 Light drizzle 58 / 70 °F 18 mph WNW 2.8 ft 6:48 am · 7:00 pm
Sun 1 Light rain 53 / 68 °F 10 mph NE 1.5 ft 7:12 am · 7:13 pm
Mon 2 Light drizzle 58 / 69 °F 14 mph SSE 2.3 ft 7:38 am · 7:36 pm
Tue 3 Drizzle 53 / 65 °F 8 mph WSW 1.7 ft 8:03 am · 8:14 pm
Wed 4 Heavy drizzle 53 / 61 °F 20 mph SW 1.8 ft 8:17 am · 2:14 pm
Thu 5 Light drizzle 53 / 59 °F 12 mph SSW 2.2 ft 3:58 am · 3:27 pm
Fri 6 Overcast 52 / 62 °F 8 mph NW 2.2 ft 4:01 am · 4:12 pm
Sat 7 Overcast 50 / 66 °F 14 mph SE 1.5 ft 4:15 am · 4:45 pm
Sun 8 Light drizzle 55 / 80 °F 19 mph NE 2.6 ft 4:30 am · 5:09 pm
Mon 9 Light drizzle 60 / 67 °F 11 mph W 1.5 ft 4:45 am · 5:28 pm
Tue 10 Overcast 54 / 67 °F 13 mph SW 1.6 ft 5:01 am · 5:46 pm
Wed 11 Light drizzle 51 / 63 °F 17 mph WSW 1.8 ft 5:20 am · 6:05 pm
  • Fri 30 Drizzle 57° / 71° 2.6 ft
  • Sat 31 Light drizzle 58° / 70° 2.8 ft
  • Sun 1 Light rain 53° / 68° 1.5 ft
  • Mon 2 Light drizzle 58° / 69° 2.3 ft
  • Tue 3 Drizzle 53° / 65° 1.7 ft
  • Wed 4 Heavy drizzle 53° / 61° 1.8 ft
  • Thu 5 Light drizzle 53° / 59° 2.2 ft
See all 14 days →

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

  • Normal Today, cooler than normal for late October (−2.5 °F; normal high: 67 °F). Climate by month →

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 8:25 am (local time).

Sun

The sun in Penneshaw

Sunrise and sunset →

Sunrise and sunset

Rises 6:18 am in the ESE (107°)ESE
Sets 7:46 pm in the WSW (253°)WSW
  • First light 5:19 am
  • Full dark 8:45 pm
  • Civil dawn 5:52 am
  • Civil dusk 8:13 pm
  • Solar noon 1:02 pm (68° high)
  • Daylight 13 h 28 min (+2 min)
  • Evening golden hour 7:11 pm
  • Full dark 8:45 pm

Golden hour and the day-night map

Morning golden hour6:18–6:53 am
Evening golden hour7:11–7:46 pm
Penneshaw

Today the sun is 92,344,831 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.

Moon and solunar

The moon in Penneshaw

The moon for 7 days →

Moon phase and position

Waning gibbous · 89% 89% illuminated · 18.4 days old New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 5:33 pm
Rises 11:41 pm in the NE (55°)NE
Sets 9:06 am tomorrow · in the NW (305°) · set at 8:04 am
Transit 3:19 am overhead
Visible 9 h 24 min from 11:41 pm to 9:06 am

Today the moon is 226,463 mi away and looks 32′ 47″ across.

Solunar periods

Today's activity: medium
  • 2:19–4:19 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
  • 2:51–4:51 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
  • 7:34–8:34 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
  • 11:11 pm–12:11 am Minor · moonrise · medium activity

According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.

Upcoming moon phases

2026 moon calendar →
  • Last quarter Mon, Nov 2 · 6:59 amNov 2 in 4 days
  • New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 5:33 pmNov 9 in 11 days
  • First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 10:18 pmNov 17 in 19 days
  • Full moon Wed, Nov 25 · 1:24 amNov 25 in 27 days

Perigee on October 29, 226,426 mi away, coinciding with the spring tides from October 27 to 29: they will be stronger than usual.

Place

Where to fish in Penneshaw

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Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby

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Water depth

Deepens quickly

The bottom deepens quickly: 33 ft of water 950 ft from shore.

From the shoreline (600 ft from Penneshaw) out to sea, heading north.

How far from shore

  • 16 ft deep390 ft
  • 33 ft deep950 ft
  • 66 ft deep2.7 mi
  • 164 ft deepnot within 3.1 mi

For fishing, swimming and diving

  • Shore fishing. Deep water close in: about 13 ft just 330 ft out. Good for casting from rocks, jetties or the beach itself; current and surf hit harder here.
  • Swimming. The bottom drops quickly near the shore and you are soon out of your depth. Keep an eye on kids and weak swimmers.
  • Diving. 33 ft deep 950 ft from shore; 66 ft is far out (2.7 mi): for deeper dives, go by boat.

Rough estimate: here the data comes in cells of about 0.3 mi and misses details near shore (rocks, sandbars, small coves).

Source: NOAA ETOPO 2022 (CC0), cells of about 0.3 mi; depth below mean sea level. For reference only: not for navigation or anchoring.

Tides near PenneshawTides nearby

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Penneshaw at a glance

  • Town or city of about 281 people. Coordinates: 35.718° S, 137.941° E.
  • It is 40 mi west of Victor Harbor, the main place in South Australia. The sun rises 2 min later and sets 3 min later than in Victor Harbor.
  • The nearest tide station, Cape Jervis, is 12 mi to the northeast.
  • Its coast faces north.
  • Beaches and harbors nearby: Kangaroo Island Port (0.1 mi), Little Conguinar Beach (2.4 mi), Congony Beach (2.7 mi), Big Conguinar Beach (2.9 mi).

Questions about PenneshawQuestions

What time is high tide today in Penneshaw?

Today in Penneshaw there are high tides at 6:04 am (4.7 ft) and 6:42 pm (2.0 ft) and low tides at 1:24 pm and 10:43 pm. Tide coefficient 86.

What time is sunset today in Penneshaw?

At 7:46 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 8:13 pm.

What time is sunrise tomorrow in Penneshaw?

At 6:17 am. First light comes at 5:18 am.

What phase is the moon today?

Waning gibbous, 89% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 5:33 pm.

When are the next spring tides?

From October 27 to 29, together with the lunar perigee: they will be stronger than usual.

What are today's solunar periods?

Major 2:19–4:19 am, Minor 7:34–8:34 am, Major 2:51–4:51 pm, Minor 11:11 pm–12:11 am. Today's activity is medium.

What's the weather like today in Penneshaw?

Overcast, from 54 °F to 65 °F, with a light breeze from the east (5 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

How is the sea today in Penneshaw?

Smooth (Douglas 2): 1.0 ft waves with a period of 8.3 s from the south-southwest. The water is 62.6 °F.

When is the best time to visit Penneshaw?

The best time to visit Penneshaw is from December to March: highs of 73 °F to 76 °F, about 2 rainy days a month and 9 hours of sunshine a day.

Can I use this data for navigation?

No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.

Where this data comes from

Tide: Cape Jervis station, with constants from TICON-4 (Hart-Davis, Dettmering and Seitz, 2025, SEANOE), licensed CC BY 4.0, via Slackwater database (changes). Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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