Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Peggys today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Peggys at 9AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Peggys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
190 | 177 | 161 | 161 | 206 | 277 | 320 | 274 | 227 | 183 | 164 | 147 | 136 | 119 | 122 | 106 | 88 | 91 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 48 | 39 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 6:31AM0.99m | 6:27PM1.45m | 7:08AM1.06m | 7:05PM1.50m | 7:43AM1.13m | 7:41PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM0.30m | 11:56AM0.43m | 1:12AM0.23m | 12:39PM0.37m | 1:44AM0.18m | 1:19PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
68 | 65 | 43 | 43 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 274 | 227 | 183 | 164 | 147 | 136 | 119 | 122 | 106 | 88 | 91 | 736 | 580 | 400 | 380 | 298 | 234 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 |
45 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 44 | 45 | 15 | 81 | 44 | 43 | 16 | 16 | — | 10 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 48 | 39 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 17 | 38 | 37 | 61 | 62 | 61 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | NW 4 | WNW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — |
190 | 177 | 161 | 161 | 206 | 277 | 320 | — | 13 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 136 | 309 | 358 | 352 | 447 | 630 | — | 691 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 |
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