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Peggys Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Peggys surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
21.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Peggys today?
The current surf forecast for Peggys at 10PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Peggys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
885 | 785 | 759 | 745 | 745 | 634 | 622 | 611 | 521 | 501 | 477 | 410 | 418 | 424 | 370 | 300 | 250 | 200 | 128 | 100 | 77 | 73 | 51 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:32AM0.98m | 10:24PM1.42m | 11:18AM0.94m | 11:07PM1.37m | 12:10PM0.91m | 11:55PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51PM0.47m | 5:21AM0.29m | 4:30PM0.51m | 6:10AM0.33m | 5:17PM0.56m | 7:02AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 |
18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
 kJ | 885 | 785 | 759 | 745 | 745 | 634 | 622 | 611 | 521 | 501 | 477 | 410 | 418 | 424 | 370 | 300 | 250 | 200 | 128 | 100 | 77 | 2057 | 1665 | 1434 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 3 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 17 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 92 | 153 | 93 | 65 | 43 | 31 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | 73 | 51 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 18 | — | SSW 17 | SSE 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | NE 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | 62 | — | 59 | 4 | 51 | 42 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 7 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 62 | 95 | 275 | 1101 | 2098 | 2534 | 2778 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 98 | 107 | 358 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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