Peaking 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.84° S 174.01° W

Issued: 12 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Peaking sea temperature is

24.7° C

Peaking 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 Peaking today (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Peaking at 7PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	7s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	18s
Evening (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.
	Fri 17					Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SW 18	SE 18	SE 17	SE 17	SE 16	SSE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	440	522	614	687	702	748	832	883	930	1001	1428	974	974	974	857	846	785	682	672	523	1110
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide	9:08AM1.29m				9:51PM1.20m					10:05AM1.23m				10:45PM1.19m				11:02AM1.16m
Low Tide			3:33PM0.01m				3:55AM0.15m					4:26PM0.06m				4:54AM0.18m				5:19PM0.13m


	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	22	22	21	21	22	21	21	21	22	22	22	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Feels °C	14	14	15	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	15	15	15	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SE 17	SE 17	SE 16	SSE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14
kJ	388	522	459	687	702	748	832	883	930	1001	1428	974	974	974	857	846	785	682	672	523	1110
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 19	SE 19	SE 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	293	414	614	589	581	553	499	505	546	553	553	411	406	400	395	370	318	370	395	416	416
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SSE 10	SW 12	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	SE 10	SE 10	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	S 14
kJ	63	71	54	53	53	52	31	27	51	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7
kJ	440	465	466	463	463	554	600	491	447	405	262	345	363	345	339	316	285	290	290	307	159
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate	Beachouse Kadavu Passage
Rating (10 max)	4	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	4
Distance (km)	934	925	925	934	925	925	934	934	925	925	925	934	925	925	925	925	925	925	1873	1873	869
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Rating (10 max)	9	6	6	5	5	6	7	6	6	9	7	8	9	8	6	5	6	6	5	6	6

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