Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Peggys today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s 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 7PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s 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) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Peggys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 10 | NE 5 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 60 | 90 | 88 | 98 | 95 | 83 | 88 | 77 | 262 | 88 | 71 | 97 | 80 | 69 | 72 | 52 | 38 | 52 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:08PM1.31m | 00:18AM1.05m | 12:56PM1.28m | 1:15AM0.93m | 1:52PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.42m | 6:16AM0.39m | 7:35PM0.47m | 6:59AM0.47m | 8:50PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | S 8 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 44 | 46 | 90 | 83 | 98 | 69 | 83 | 78 | 67 | 11 | 88 | 43 | 64 | 50 | 45 | 62 | 47 | 21 | 9 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 15 | S 8 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 56 | 55 | 53 | 46 | 45 | 95 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 4 | 11 | 71 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | E 9 | S 8 | E 12 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | S 13 | S 13 | E 10 |
| kJ | 40 | 60 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | E 6 | NE 5 | E 10 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 15 | 17 | 54 | 88 | 71 | — | — | 88 | 35 | 262 | 76 | 53 | 97 | 80 | 69 | 72 | 52 | 38 | 52 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 50 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
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