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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 9 pm Monday 18 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
20.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Peggys today?
The current surf forecast for Peggys at 5AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Peggys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
656 | 738 | 708 | 616 | 866 | 1057 | 1314 | 1367 | 1175 | 1071 | 901 | 823 | 690 | 596 | 532 | 451 | 442 | 370 | 314 | 300 | 250 | 250 | 294 | 300 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 9:20PM1.77m | 10:17AM1.11m | 10:13PM1.73m | 11:18AM1.07m | 11:09PM1.65m | 12:22PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14AM-0.04m | 3:41PM0.31m | 5:12AM0.00m | 4:36PM0.37m | 6:11AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 656 | 738 | 708 | 616 | 866 | 1057 | 1314 | 1367 | 1175 | 1071 | 732 | 823 | 690 | 596 | 532 | 451 | 442 | 370 | 314 | 300 | 250 | 250 | 294 | 300 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 4 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 901 | — | — | — | 259 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 154 | 408 | 688 | 957 | 625 | 928 | 1303 | 1173 | 935 | 716 | 822 | 1116 | 1556 | 1306 | 980 | 804 | 597 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 |
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