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Peggys surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast 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
21.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Peggys today?
The current surf forecast for Peggys at 1AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 16). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Peggys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 16 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 47 | 124 | 164 | 143 | 137 | 131 | 99 | 96 | 149 | 221 | 307 | 331 | 309 | 262 | 217 | 176 | 152 | 136 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | glass | off | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:57PM 0.97 | 7:10AM 1.43 | 7:44PM 0.97 | 7:47AM 1.48 | 8:27PM 0.99 | 8:24AM 1.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:29AM 0.40 | 1:58PM 0.30 | 1:09AM 0.41 | 2:38PM 0.25 | 1:49AM 0.40 | 3:17PM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 8:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 23 |
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