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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 Wednesday 06 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
21.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Peggys today?
The current surf forecast for Peggys at 8AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Peggys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | |
667 | 634 | 622 | 541 | 521 | 487 | 477 | 510 | 432 | 424 | 370 | 255 | 209 | 163 | 128 | 102 | 77 | 71 | 51 | 52 | 55 | 59 | 62 | 63 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:24PM1.42m | 11:18AM0.94m | 11:07PM1.37m | 12:10PM0.91m | 11:55PM1.32m | 1:10PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21AM0.29m | 4:30PM0.51m | 6:10AM0.33m | 5:17PM0.56m | 7:02AM0.35m | 6:14PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 12 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 667 | 634 | 622 | 541 | 521 | 487 | 477 | 510 | 432 | 424 | 370 | 255 | 209 | 163 | 128 | 102 | 1854 | 1615 | 1334 | 882 | 776 | 614 | 843 | 1334 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 17 | N 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 59 | 92 | 153 | 93 | 66 | 43 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 77 | 71 | 51 | 52 | 55 | 59 | 62 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | NE 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | S 13 | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | S 17 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 36 | 55 | 51 | 42 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | N 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | W 3 | W 4 | SSW 10 | — | W 4 | S 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 119 | 171 | 785 | 1655 | 2391 | 2556 | — | 6 | 18 | 999 | — | 9 | 2195 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 107 | 28 | 1 | 107 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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