Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Peggys today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Peggys at 6AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Peggys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 53 | 49 | 53 | 67 | 69 | 100 | 136 | 196 | 220 | 189 | 141 | 196 | 183 | 242 | 300 | 300 | 257 | 241 | 196 | 155 | 155 | 140 | 119 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:49AM0.92m | 5:45PM1.38m | 6:31AM0.99m | 6:27PM1.45m | 7:08AM1.06m | 7:05PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM0.37m | 11:07AM0.49m | 00:37AM0.30m | 11:56AM0.43m | 1:12AM0.23m | 12:39PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 239 | 192 | 153 | 121 | 123 | 96 | 98 | 71 | 68 | 65 | 43 | 145 | 183 | 242 | 15 | 300 | 257 | 241 | 196 | 155 | 155 | 140 | 119 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 14 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 45 | 21 | 19 | 43 | 28 | 28 | 45 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 42 | 64 | — | 9 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 26 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 48 | 19 | 43 | 44 | — | 47 | 46 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 53 | 49 | 53 | 67 | 69 | 100 | 136 | 196 | 220 | 189 | 141 | 196 | — | — | 300 | — | — | — | 4 | 41 | 187 | 239 | 233 | 298 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 91 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
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