Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Peggys today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Peggys at 8AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Peggys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 13 | E 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 86 | 86 | 79 | 44 | 60 | 90 | 88 | 98 | 95 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 83 | 86 | 71 | 81 | 58 | 50 | 50 | 34 | 49 | 60 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:31PM1.19m | 12:08PM1.31m | 00:18AM1.05m | 12:56PM1.28m | 1:15AM0.93m | 1:52PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39AM0.30m | 6:30PM0.42m | 6:16AM0.39m | 7:35PM0.47m | 6:59AM0.47m | 8:50PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 7 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 35 | 95 | 84 | 56 | 44 | 55 | 90 | 83 | 71 | 69 | 70 | 64 | 58 | 72 | 86 | 71 | 81 | 49 | 45 | 43 | 24 | 16 | 42 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | 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 | E 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SE 7 | E 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 60 | 53 | 46 | 98 | 95 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 9 | 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 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | E 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | E 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 77 | 86 | 86 | 79 | 22 | 58 | 54 | 88 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 83 | 53 | 64 | 60 | 58 | 50 | 50 | 34 | 49 | 60 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 425 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 13 |
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