Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Peggys today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Peggys at 10PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Peggys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 52 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 131 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:41PM1.53m | 8:17AM1.20m | 8:16PM1.53m | 8:51AM1.27m | 8:53PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.32m | 2:15AM0.13m | 2:00PM0.28m | 2:46AM0.11m | 2:40PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
448 | 373 | 335 | 292 | 446 | 843 | 718 | 619 | 433 | 26 | 26 | 299 | 255 | 272 | 290 | 230 | 196 | 257 | 173 | 185 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 11 | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 |
49 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 136 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 33 | 40 | 39 | 26 | 25 | 57 | 140 | 251 | 226 | 110 | 110 | 131 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
66 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 68 | 52 | 59 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 35 | 34 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 471 | 419 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 75 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 36 | 87 | 1 | 0 |
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