Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Peggys today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Peggys at 9PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Peggys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 13 | E 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 78 | 66 | 68 | 77 | 73 | 73 | 86 | 44 | 68 | 90 | 87 | 98 | 95 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 73 | 108 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:24AM1.33m | 11:31PM1.19m | 12:08PM1.31m | 00:18AM1.05m | 12:56PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34PM0.35m | 5:39AM0.30m | 6:30PM0.42m | 6:16AM0.39m | 7:35PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | | |  |  | |  | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 11 | SE 7 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 99 | 73 | 52 | 68 | 77 | 73 | 73 | 81 | 44 | 55 | 90 | 83 | 72 | 70 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 108 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 10 | S 11 | ESE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 27 | 27 | 51 | 35 | 95 | 84 | 10 | 56 | 60 | 53 | 46 | 98 | 95 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 14 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | E 9 | S 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | ENE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 75 | 78 | 66 | — | — | — | — | 86 | 19 | 68 | 54 | 87 | — | — | — | — | 71 | 73 | 31 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 101 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 378 | 0 | 0 |
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