Peggys surf break

Peggys surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
22.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Peggys today?

The current surf forecast for Peggys at 5PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (18 Jan)8ft (2.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Peggys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
2.2
ESE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.8
SE
2.1
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)99988888998998888881111101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1879161813681363800708596517529542699465393602560499284284245730934117513691253
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:46AM
1.56
9:28PM
1.03
9:23AM
1.59
10:05PM
1.07
9:59AM
1.60
10:43PM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:36PM
0.17
2:52AM
0.35
4:11PM
0.13
3:31AM
0.33
4:45PM
0.11
4:12AM
0.33
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise6:01-------6:01-------6:03-------
Sunset----8:09-------8:09-------8:08---
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
3111111112111--1-----1--
Temp. °C192020201919181819202120202018192022222119191918
Feels °C (?)151716161617161617191918191918181919191818171817
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