Peaking 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.84° S 174.01° W

Issued: 12 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Peaking sea temperature is

24.6° 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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Peaking at 9PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 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 (18 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	15s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	15s
Evening (18 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon night, min 21°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.
	Sat 18					Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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	1	2	1	2	2	3	1	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SSE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 22	S 22	SSW 21
Wave Graph
kJ	930	1001	987	974	974	974	857	846	785	682	1811	1864	1033	1657	1703	1100	908	669	634	757	735
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide		10:05AM1.23m				10:45PM1.19m				11:02AM1.16m				11:39PM1.16m				12:00PM1.09m
Low Tide				4:26PM0.06m				4:54AM0.18m				5:19PM0.13m				5:52AM0.21m				6:11PM0.20m


	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	22	22	22	22	22	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Feels °C	14	15	15	15	15	16	15	16	16	17	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SW 15	SW 16	SSE 14	SW 16	SW 16	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSW 21
kJ	930	1001	987	974	974	974	857	846	785	682	395	416	1033	411	411	1100	908	669	587	578	735
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WNW 13	WNW 13	SW 16	S 13	S 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSE 13
kJ	546	553	553	411	406	400	395	370	365	370	17	17	416	56	117	406	400	395	380	375	277
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	S 20	S 15	S 14	S 26	SSW 26	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 22	S 22	S 11
kJ	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	8	4	16	54	220	148	146	141	634	757	114
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 14	SE 14	E 6	SE 13	SE 13	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7
kJ	417	366	355	345	345	355	307	299	248	220	1811	1864	157	1657	1703	150	178	167	168	168	212
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Tavarua Rights Mamanucas	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	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Sigatoka Rivermouth Viti Levu	Sigatoka Rivermouth Viti Levu	Corners Tongatapu	Beachouse Kadavu Passage	Wilkes Pass Mamanucas	Desperations Mamanucas	Golf Course Rarotonga	Hideaway Kadavu Passage
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	4
Distance (km)	925	925	935	934	925	925	925	925	925	925	1873	925	925	896	896	285	869	937	942	1504	883
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Header Global	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	6	5	6

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