Peggys surf break

Peggys surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
22.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Peggys today?

The current surf forecast for Peggys at 5PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jan)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Peggys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
2.5
SE
2.3
SE
1.9
ENE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
Period(s) (?)101010999999999989999999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)310930602490245122372033188418421895193816851716996760588560470481528503492481411392
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:07AM
1.51
8:50PM
1.00
8:46AM
1.56
9:28PM
1.03
9:23AM
1.59
10:05PM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:00PM
0.22
2:12AM
0.38
3:36PM
0.17
2:52AM
0.35
4:11PM
0.13
3:31AM
0.33
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise6:00-------6:01-------6:01-------
Sunset----8:10-------8:09-------8:09---
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
6954334442111-1-------11
Temp. °C202020191919191919192020191918181921222120191918
Feels °C (?)171717151515161616151716151615151719191818181716
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