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Peggies

Surf spot · Australia

Is it worth the trip?

14Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Thu 5: 4 ft swell at 5 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 8 out of 100

Swell
3 ft6 smushy
Energy
49kJ
Wind
NE 2 kn
Temp
20°C

Tue 3 · 14 out of 100

Swell
3 ft4 smushy
Energy
27kJ
Wind
ESE 5 kn
Temp
20°C

Wed 4 · 12 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 smushy
Energy
28kJ
Wind
SW 9 kn
Temp
20°C

Thu 5 · 20 out of 100

Swell
4 ft5 smushy
Energy
76kJ
Wind
SSW 8 kn
Temp
17°C

Fri 6 · 16 out of 100

Swell
4 ft6 smushy
Energy
102kJ
Wind
SW 3 kn
Temp
19°C

Sat 7 · 4 out of 100

Swell
1 ft7 smushy
Energy
16kJ
Wind
WNW 4 kn
Temp
20°C

Sun 8 · 12 out of 100

Swell
4 ft6 smushy
Energy
149kJ
Wind
SSW 10 kn
Temp
15°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 114, too small
  2. Mon 28, too small
  3. Tue 314, too small
  4. Wed 412, too small
  5. Thu 520, too small
  6. Fri 616, too small
  7. Sat 74, too small
  8. Sun 812, too small
  9. Mon 923, too small
  10. Tue 1016, too small

The spot in six facts

  • Faces Etakes swell from the E
  • Offshore: Wwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–9 ftof swell
  • Water 20 °C2 mm shorty
  • Best in May3 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Peggies, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov14, too small3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.)78kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots19°C
Mon 2Nov8, too small3 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.)49kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots20°C
Tue 3Nov14, too small3 ft4 smushy3 ft at break (est.)27kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots20°C
Wed 4Nov12, too small2 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)28kJwind from the south-west, 9 knots20°C
Thu 5Nov20, too small4 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.)76kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots17°C
Fri 6Nov16, too small4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.)102kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots19°C
Sat 7Nov4, too small1 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.)16kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, offshore20°C
Sun 8Nov12, too small4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.)149kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots15°C
Mon 9Nov23, too small5 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.)149kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots16°C
Tue 10Nov16, too small3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.)81kJwind from the north, 5 knots20°C
Wed 11Nov32, too small4 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.)148kJwind from the north, 2 knots19°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovHigh 01:57 +0.3 mLow 07:17 −0.3 mHigh 13:53 +0.7 mLow 20:55 −0.6 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 03:10 +0.3 mLow 08:34 −0.3 mHigh 15:01 +0.7 mLow 21:59 −0.6 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 04:19 +0.3 mLow 09:55 −0.3 mHigh 16:09 +0.6 mLow 22:58 −0.6 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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About

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About Peggies

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces E (106°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (286°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 53). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 18°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 24°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually May, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Woonona, 2.5 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 16 surf spots.

Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,890–US$3,580 each

about US$1,890–US$3,580 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to SYD, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$925–US$1,920
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$147–US$241
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$355–US$596
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$596
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$141–US$234
Totalabout US$1,890–US$3,580

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

Closest

Woonona

4 min by car · 6 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 6 places to stay in Woonona · Booking.com

About Woonona its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 28h 05m

About 28h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → SYD, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 1h 10m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.