Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Peggys today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Peggys at 11PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Peggys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 75 | 75 | 10 | 65 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 82 | 97 | 76 | 72 | 72 | 81 | 49 | 52 | 60 | 90 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:42AM1.34m | 10:47PM1.35m | 11:24AM1.33m | 11:31PM1.19m | 12:08PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42PM0.28m | 5:04AM0.20m | 5:34PM0.35m | 5:39AM0.30m | 6:30PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | E 7 |
120 | 205 | 191 | 224 | 168 | 121 | 111 | 106 | 99 | 73 | 53 | 76 | 72 | 72 | 81 | 49 | 52 | 56 | 49 | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
62 | 62 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 51 | 35 | 95 | 84 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 90 | 83 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 10 | S 10 |
20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 60 | 52 | 46 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | — | ENE 5 | — |
64 | 75 | 75 | 53 | 65 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 82 | 97 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 17 | — | 18 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 0 |
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