Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Peggys today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Peggys at 9PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Peggys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
140 | 125 | 129 | 129 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 64 | 62 | 48 | 40 | 41 | 67 | 64 | 61 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 32 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:05PM1.50m | 7:43AM1.13m | 7:41PM1.53m | 8:17AM1.20m | 8:16PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.37m | 1:44AM0.18m | 1:19PM0.32m | 2:15AM0.13m | 2:00PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
140 | 125 | 129 | 129 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 640 | 438 | 313 | 279 | 241 | 185 | 634 | 643 | 551 | 500 | 44 | 32 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 10 |
16 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 64 | 62 | 48 | 40 | 41 | 217 | 64 | 61 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 39 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | — | — | S 19 |
— | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 67 | 68 | 64 | 59 | 25 | — | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
219 | 255 | 282 | 315 | 412 | 805 | 896 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 586 | 408 | 355 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 75 | 6 | 1 |
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