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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 am Thursday 28 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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Peggys today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Peggys at 8AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Peggys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
1013 | 997 | 865 | 778 | 835 | 736 | 639 | 639 | 615 | 580 | 575 | 563 | 500 | 494 | 494 | 586 | 575 | 510 | 520 | 449 | 384 | 326 | 279 | 231 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:03AM1.06m | 6:22PM1.44m | 6:49AM1.04m | 6:57PM1.48m | 7:32AM1.03m | 7:33PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:16AM0.35m | 11:49AM0.34m | 1:00AM0.29m | 12:24PM0.36m | 1:41AM0.24m | 1:00PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
 kJ | 1013 | 997 | 865 | 778 | 835 | 736 | 639 | 639 | 615 | 580 | 575 | 563 | 500 | 494 | 494 | 586 | 575 | 320 | 328 | 341 | 368 | 334 | 298 | 246 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 14 | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 55 | 35 | 35 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 16 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 303 | 510 | 520 | 449 | 384 | 326 | 279 | 231 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 17 | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 3 | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 115 | 40 | 108 | 217 | 173 | 135 | 159 | 302 | 530 | 532 | 449 | 377 | 302 | — | — | 454 | — | — | — | 14 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 107 | 107 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
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