Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Peggys today (25 Aug):
- 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 9PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 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) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
255 | 253 | 311 | 274 | 210 | 191 | 169 | 151 | 155 | 151 | 129 | 129 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 48 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 6:27PM1.45m | 7:08AM1.06m | 7:05PM1.50m | 7:43AM1.13m | 7:41PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56AM0.43m | 1:12AM0.23m | 12:39PM0.37m | 1:44AM0.18m | 1:19PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
189 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 210 | 191 | 169 | 151 | 155 | 151 | 129 | 129 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 582 | 471 | 399 | 351 | 284 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
28 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 81 | 44 | 80 | 18 | 16 | — | 9 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 48 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 37 | 64 | 62 | 62 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
255 | 253 | 311 | 274 | — | 1 | 13 | 72 | 200 | 309 | 297 | 333 | 458 | 703 | 720 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 1 | 1 |
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