Peggys surf break

Peggys surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Peggys surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Peggys sea temperature is
20.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Peggys today?

The current surf forecast for Peggys at 11AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (19 May)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
708
616
660
979
1440
1567
1319
1071
1003
823
717
607
520
451
451
370
320
300
300
294
250
245
235
196
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:17AM1.11m
10:13PM1.73m
11:18AM1.07m
11:09PM1.65m
12:22PM1.04m
Low Tide
4:14AM-0.04m
3:41PM0.31m
5:12AM0.00m
4:36PM0.37m
6:11AM0.06m
5:38PM0.44m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
4:59
4:59
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
18
17
17
16
15
14
13
12
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
15
17
17
15
16
17
16
15
18
17
15
14
14
12
11
10
12
13
12
12
11
10
8
8
10
12
12
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
Energy kJ
708
616
660
979
1440
1567
1319
1071
1003
823
717
607
520
451
451
370
320
300
300
294
250
245
235
196
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
4
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
1
4
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
2.3
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.2
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
9
2
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.4
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
8
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.2
S
8
2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
2
5
15
33
95
539
881
822
735
1099
1212
1098
840
635
734
921
1143
1165
1116
870
765
634
547
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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