TidePlanet

Today in Peterborough there are high tides at 2:32 am (1.9 ft) and 1:02 pm (0.3 ft) and low tides at 9:13 am and 7:25 pm. Tide coefficient 101. Right now the tide is rising toward the high tide at 1:02 pm. The sun rises at 6:24 am and sets at 8:01 pm: 13 h 37 min of daylight. The moon is 89% illuminated (waning gibbous). Major solunar periods run from 2:28 am to 4:28 am and from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 27 to 29. The sea is rough, with 11 ft waves. There's a gentle breeze from the west (9 mph). Overcast, 59 °F.

Fishing

Fishing in Peterborough today

Fishing forecast, 7 days →

Best time to fish

Solunar activity today: medium
5
Average day · 5 out of 10 7:20–8:20 pm Also 2:30–3:30 am
  • Low tide at 7:25 pm
  • Sunset at 8:01 pm, golden hour from 7:25 pm
  • Steady pressure (30.27 inHg), almost no wind and rough sea: 9.9 ft waves
  • Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
  • Highest tide coefficient today: 101 (big spring tides)

Your day at a glance

The best window, 7:20 pm to 8:20 pm, combines the 7:25 pm low tide and sunset, though with rough seas. Also worth a try from 2:30 am to 3:30 am, with the 2:32 am high tide, a major period and a light onshore breeze, though with rising pressure and rough seas.

Species with the most records nearby: Chinook salmon, striped mullet, mulloway and blue shark. What you can catch

How it works · Next 7 days · Fishing rules

Beach

Beach day in Peterborough

Beach forecast, 7 days →

Is it a beach day?

0
Not a beach day · 0 out of 10 No good beach time today.
  • Sun and clouds
  • Onshore breeze (10 mph)
  • UV 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen
  • Low tide at 9:13 am: more sand
  • Low tide at 7:25 pm: more sand
  • Feels like 57 °F: chilly for the beach

Dangerous surf during beach hours. Stay out if the red flag is up, and never swim where there is no lifeguard.

Today, hour by hour

  • Swimming Dangerous · 11 ft

    11 ft waves every 12 s: dangerous for swimming. Stay out if the red flag is up. High rip current risk. If you're caught in a rip current, don't swim against it: swim parallel to shore and wave for help. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.

  • Water 60 °F

    Cold: ease in slowly.

  • Sun & sunscreen UV 4 · SPF 30

    Max UV 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.

  • Wind 10 mph

    Onshore breeze (10 mph).

  • Tide & sand 7:25 pm

    Low tide at 9:13 am and 7:25 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 2:32 am and 1:02 pm. Coefficient 101 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.

We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority. How it works · The next 7 days

Beaches near Peterborough

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Tides

Tides in Peterborough

Tides for 7 days →

Today's high and low tides

  • ▲ High tide 2:32 am 1.9 ft · coef. 100
  • ▼ Low tide 9:13 am -0.1 ft
  • ▼ Low tide 7:25 pm -2.0 ft

↑ Rising The tide is rising. 37 min to high tide at 1:02 pm.

Tide coefficient 100 for the 2:32 am high tide and 101 for the 1:02 pm high tide. Big spring tides. The water rises and falls 3.9 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?

2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on November 27 (2.0 ft) and the lowest, on April 22 (-2.1 ft).

Mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights.

Heights above mean sea level. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. mean sea level

Tide coefficient and range in October

The biggest tides of the month came from October 13 to 15 (coefficient 113, 3.6 ft range). The smallest, on October 7 (coefficient 20, 0.9 ft).

Tide and solunar table · this week

Day Sun Tide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4 Coef. Moon Major periods Activity
Today, Thu 29 6:24 am · 8:01 pm High tide 2:32 am · 1.9 ft Low tide 9:13 am · -0.1 ft High tide 1:02 pm · 0.3 ft Low tide 7:25 pm · -2.0 ft Coef. 101 89% Major periods 2:28 am · 3:00 pm Medium
Fri 30 6:23 am · 8:02 pm High tide 3:04 am · 1.9 ft Low tide 9:24 am · 0.0 ft High tide 1:13 pm · 0.5 ft Low tide 7:53 pm · -2.1 ft Coef. 101 80% Major periods 3:33 am · 4:05 pm Medium
Sat 31 6:22 am · 8:03 pm High tide 3:36 am · 1.7 ft Low tide 9:29 am · 0.2 ft High tide 1:30 pm · 0.6 ft Low tide 8:25 pm · -2.0 ft Coef. 98 70% Major periods 4:37 am · 5:08 pm Medium
Sun 1 6:21 am · 8:04 pm High tide 4:09 am · 1.4 ft Low tide 9:35 am · 0.2 ft High tide 1:51 pm · 0.6 ft Low tide 8:57 pm · -1.8 ft Coef. 91 59% Major periods 5:37 am · 6:06 pm Medium
Mon 2 6:19 am · 8:05 pm High tide 4:42 am · 1.1 ft Low tide 9:51 am · 0.2 ft High tide 2:13 pm · 0.6 ft Low tide 9:29 pm · -1.4 ft Coef. 78 Last quarter Major periods 6:33 am · 6:59 pm Medium
Tue 3 6:18 am · 8:06 pm High tide 5:15 am · 0.8 ft Low tide 10:20 am · 0.1 ft High tide 2:32 pm · 0.4 ft Low tide 10:00 pm · -0.9 ft Coef. 60 37% Major periods 7:24 am · 7:49 pm Medium
Wed 4 6:17 am · 8:08 pm High tide 5:48 am · 0.5 ft Low tide 11:12 am · 0.0 ft High tide 2:28 pm · 0.1 ft Low tide 10:22 pm · -0.4 ft Coef. 37 27% Major periods 8:12 am · 8:35 pm Medium

▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above mean sea level. Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.

Where this tide comes from

M · Global model

Peterborough has no tide station nearby: its tide is calculated with the global FES2022 model, from the nearest model cells offshore (the first one 2.1 mi away). It may differ from the real tide by a few minutes and inches, and more with wind or storms. Heights are above mean sea level, not chart datum, so low tides are negative. Not for navigation.

Model attribution: FES2022 Tide was produced by LEGOS, NOVELTIS and CLS, funded by CNES, and distributed by AVISO (https://doi.org/10.24400/527896/a01-2024.004), AVISO licence (https://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/fileadmin/documents/data/License_Aviso.pdf). Modified by TidePlanet: constants interpolated from the nearest model cells offshore; heights above mean sea level.

How we calculate the tide

Sea and waves

The sea at Peterborough

7-day waves

Sea stateSea state: rough

Rough Douglas 5 · gentle breeze, Beaufort 3
Waves 11 ft · 11.9 s from the south-southwest (213°)
Swell 10 ft · 9.8 s from the southwest
Current 0.3 mph toward the ENE

The waves you may find

  • Most commonMost common5.4 ft
  • Significant11 ft
  • Highest expectedHighest21 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 21 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 21 ft.

Wind on the coast and offshore

On the coast 9 mph W · gusts 17
Offshore (12 mi SSW)Offshore 12 mph W · gusts 16

Cross-onshore wind. The coast faces south and the wind comes in from the sea at an angle: a bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

Cross-onshore Hourly wind →

Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days

Waves ease over the next few days. The biggest waves arrive on Thursday 29: 11 ft with a period of 12 s, from the southwest (rough).

Water temperature

Water temperature →
Water now59.9 °F
Today 59.9–60.3 °F air: 52 / 59 °F
Satellite (2 days ago) 59.5 °F measured 0.5 mi away

Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water is steady these days, with no sudden changes.

Water warmer than normal for late October (+1.8 °F).

Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses

Water temperature →

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 12:25 pm (local time).

Nearest buoy

Bob Buoy 31 mi W of here Measured at 7:40 am, 4 h 45 min ago
Waves 11 ft · 13 s from the south-southwest (208°)

This is a real measurement of the sea, not a forecast. Data from Australian Ocean Data Network, via the E.U. Copernicus Marine Service. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information (doi:10.48670/moi-00036).

Surf

Surf in Peterborough today

Surf hour by hour and 7 days →

Surf today

Fair
5
Fair · 5 out of 10 7:00–8:00 pm 6.6–10 ft
  • 6.6–10 ft surf at the shore, big
  • Big surf (10 ft): for experienced surfers
  • 9.7 ft swell at 10 s from the southwest, a bit short
  • Almost no wind (4 mph): glassy water
  • Falling tide

Big surf: for experienced surfers only. If in doubt, stay on the beach.

Surf at the shore 6.6–10 ft average – sets
Swell 9.7 ft 10 s · SW · 1,651 kJ
Wind 4 mph SW · calm
Water and wetsuit 59.9 °F 4/3 fullsuit
  • Light: First light 5:56 am · sunrise 6:24 am · sunset 8:01 pm · last light 8:29 pm
  • Tide: high 2:32 am (1.9 ft), low 9:13 am (-0.1 ft), high 1:02 pm (0.3 ft) and low 7:25 pm (-2.0 ft). Every break has its own tide: some work at low tide and others at high tide. The tide doesn’t change the score here.
  • Water at 59.9 °F: a 4/3 fullsuit.
  • Energy: 1,651 kJ · Very high power

Today’s surf at a glance

The best window, 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm, has a good size and glassy water, though with big surf.

An estimate for this stretch of coast, not for a specific break: every beach or reef works its own way (its tide, bottom and angle). Check it when you get there.

Follow the flags and the lifeguards, and don’t paddle out if the surf is above your level: this score is a guide, not a substitute for what you see when you get there.

How it’s calculated · Next 7 days

Diving

Diving in Peterborough today

Diving and snorkeling, 7 days →

Diving and snorkeling today

Likely visibility: poor
1
Poor day · 1 out of 10 10:50 am–1:50 pm Also 6:50–8:00 pm
  • Slack water around high tide (1:02 pm): little current from 12:30 pm to 1:20 pm
  • 10 ft swell at 10 s from the southwest: heavy surge on the bottom
  • Light onshore wind (9 mph)
  • 0.4 mph current toward the east-northeast, weak (model)
  • Sun high: more light underwater

Not a day for shore diving: swell, wind, current or storms during the best window. If you go, go with a dive shop and only if they give the OK.

Swell 10 ft 10 s · from the SW
Likely visibility Poor Snorkeling: poor
Water and suit 59.9 °F 7 mm wetsuit
Current 0.4 mph toward the ENE
  • Slack water today: high tide 2:32 am (2:17–2:47 am), low tide 9:13 am (8:40–9:50 am), high tide 1:02 pm (12:30–1:20 pm) and low tide 7:25 pm (7:10–7:40 pm)
  • Likely visibility: poor. Swell (up to 10 ft at 10 s) over the last few days has stirred up the water. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
  • Water at 59.9 °F: a 7 mm wetsuit, with hood and booties.
  • Snorkeling: better not, with these waves, wind or current.
  • Night dive: dark from 8:29 pm. Waning gibbous (89%): a bright night.

Your diving day at a glance

The best window, 10:50 am to 1:50 pm, combines slack water at high tide, light wind, weak current and the sun high, though with a big swell. Also worth a look from 6:50 pm to 8:00 pm, with slack water at low tide, light wind and weak current, though with a big swell.

Slack water comes from the tide: in inlets, channels and between islands the water can keep running for an hour or two after. Ask the local dive shop.

Never dive alone and check with the local dive shop: this rating is a guide, not a substitute for a professional.

How it works · Next 7 days

Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby

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Weather

Weather in Peterborough

14-day weather

Now in Peterborough

Now 59 °F Overcast · feels like 56 °F · 52 / 59 °F
Low / high
52 / 59 °F
Rain
0.00 in · 6%
Clouds
98%
Humidity
76%
Dew pointDew point
51 °F
Visibility
15 mi
UV indexUV
4 · moderate
Air qualityAir
Good · 20
Saharan dust
No

Pressure and fishing

  • ↗ RisingRising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
  • → SteadySteady · now Anglers expect normal activity
  • ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

Steady now (+0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.61 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Today, hour by hourHour by hour

Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Sky OvercastOvercastOvercastOvercastOvercastPartly cloudyClear skyClear
Temperature 56°56°55°56°59°59°58°54°
Wind (mph) 12 WSW11 WSW9 WSW9 WSW9 W9 WSW6 SW3 SSE
Gusts 191816151617137
Waves 9.6 ft10.0 ft11 ft11 ft11 ft11 ft10 ft9.8 ft
Rain 0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in
  • 12:00 pm 59° 9 W 11 ft
  • 3:00 pm 59° 9 WSW 11 ft
  • 6:00 pm 58° 6 SW 10 ft
  • 9:00 pm 54° 3 SSE 9.8 ft
  • 12:00 am 51° 4 E 9.3 ft
  • 3:00 am 49° 6 ENE 9.0 ft
  • 6:00 am 49° 8 NE 8.7 ft
  • 9:00 am 55° 11 NE 8.3 ft

Next 14 daysComing days

Day Sky Low / high Max wind Max wave High tides
Today · 29 Overcast 52 / 59 °F 12 mph WSW 11 ft 2:32 am · 1:02 pm
Fri 30 Overcast 49 / 73 °F 13 mph NNE 9.3 ft 3:04 am · 1:13 pm
Sat 31 Light drizzle 58 / 65 °F 27 mph WNW 7.5 ft 3:36 am · 1:30 pm
Sun 1 Light drizzle 53 / 59 °F 17 mph W 6.8 ft 4:09 am · 1:51 pm
Mon 2 Light rain 49 / 62 °F 8 mph E 8.2 ft 4:42 am · 2:13 pm
Tue 3 Overcast 53 / 61 °F 9 mph SSE 7.9 ft 5:15 am · 2:32 pm
Wed 4 Light drizzle 51 / 61 °F 21 mph WSW 7.8 ft 5:48 am · 2:28 pm
Thu 5 Light drizzle 53 / 56 °F 21 mph SSW 9.7 ft 7:45 am
Fri 6 Overcast 53 / 58 °F 12 mph W 9.3 ft 1:34 am · 9:46 am
Sat 7 Light drizzle 52 / 57 °F 16 mph SW 13 ft 12:05 am · 10:43 am
Sun 8 Light drizzle 45 / 67 °F 19 mph NE 13 ft 12:27 am · 11:24 am
Mon 9 Overcast 59 / 70 °F 24 mph N 7.8 ft 12:55 am · 11:57 am
Tue 10 Overcast 57 / 63 °F 15 mph WSW 8.7 ft 1:24 am · 12:27 pm
Wed 11 Drizzle 51 / 59 °F 21 mph W 11 ft 1:53 am · 12:53 pm
  • Fri 30 Overcast 49° / 73° 9.3 ft
  • Sat 31 Light drizzle 58° / 65° 7.5 ft
  • Sun 1 Light drizzle 53° / 59° 6.8 ft
  • Mon 2 Light rain 49° / 62° 8.2 ft
  • Tue 3 Overcast 53° / 61° 7.9 ft
  • Wed 4 Light drizzle 51° / 61° 7.8 ft
  • Thu 5 Light drizzle 53° / 56° 9.7 ft
See all 14 days →

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

  • The models Partly agree · medium confidence: unsure about rain on Saturday 31. See the models →
  • Outlook Next few weeks, compared with normal: normal temperatures, normal rain and a slightly warmer sea. See the outlook →
  • Normal Today, cooler than normal for late October (−6.1 °F; normal high: 65 °F). Climate by month →

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 12:25 pm (local time).

Sun

The sun in Peterborough

Sunrise and sunset →

Sunrise and sunset

Rises 6:24 am in the ESE (108°)ESE
Sets 8:01 pm in the WSW (252°)WSW
  • First light 5:22 am
  • Full dark 9:03 pm
  • Civil dawn 5:56 am
  • Civil dusk 8:29 pm
  • Solar noon 1:12 pm (65° high)
  • Daylight 13 h 37 min (+2 min)
  • Evening golden hour 7:25 pm
  • Full dark 9:03 pm

Golden hour and the day-night map

Morning golden hour6:24–7:00 am
Evening golden hour7:25–8:01 pm
Peterborough

Today the sun is 92,345,164 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.

Moon and solunar

The moon in Peterborough

The moon for 7 days →

Moon phase and position

Waning gibbous · 89% 89% illuminated · 18.4 days old New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 6:03 pm
Rises — does not rise today
Sets 8:02 am in the NW (306°)NW
Transit 3:28 am overhead
Visible —

Today the moon is 226,459 mi away and looks 32′ 47″ across.

Solunar periods

Today's activity: medium
  • 2:28–4:28 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
  • 3:00–5:00 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
  • 7:32–8:32 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
  • 11:32 pm–12:32 am Minor · moonrise · medium activity

According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.

Upcoming moon phases

2026 moon calendar →
  • Last quarter Mon, Nov 2 · 7:29 amNov 2 in 4 days
  • New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 6:03 pmNov 9 in 11 days
  • First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 10:48 pmNov 17 in 19 days
  • Full moon Wed, Nov 25 · 1:54 amNov 25 in 27 days

Perigee on October 29, 226,426 mi away, coinciding with the spring tides from October 27 to 29: they will be stronger than usual.

Place

Where to fish in Peterborough

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Water depth

Gentle slope

The bottom slopes gently: 16 ft deep 0.3 mi from shore and 33 ft at 0.55 mi.

From the shoreline (850 ft from Peterborough) out to sea, heading south.

How far from shore

  • 16 ft deep0.3 mi
  • 33 ft deep0.55 mi
  • 66 ft deep0.85 mi
  • 164 ft deepnot within 3.1 mi

For fishing, swimming and diving

  • Shore fishing. Shallow, gradual bottom (16 ft at 0.3 mi): cast far from the beach and fish the high tide, when there is more water close in.
  • Swimming. A very gentle way in with plenty of shallow water, good for kids. At low tide the water can be far out.
  • Diving. Shore diving works here: 33 ft at 0.55 mi and 66 ft at 0.85 mi from shore.

Rough estimate: here the data comes in cells of about 0.3 mi and misses details near shore (rocks, sandbars, small coves).

Source: NOAA ETOPO 2022 (CC0), cells of about 0.3 mi; depth below mean sea level. For reference only: not for navigation or anchoring.

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Peterborough at a glance

  • Town or city of about 237 people. Coordinates: 38.604° S, 142.873° E.
  • It is 87 mi west of Geelong, the main place in Victoria. The sun rises 5 min later and sets 7 min later than in Geelong.
  • Its coast faces south.
  • Beaches and harbors nearby: Shelly Beach (5.0 mi).

Questions about PeterboroughQuestions

What time is high tide today in Peterborough?

Today in Peterborough there are high tides at 2:32 am (1.9 ft) and 1:02 pm (0.3 ft) and low tides at 9:13 am and 7:25 pm. Tide coefficient 101.

What time is sunset today in Peterborough?

At 8:01 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 8:29 pm.

What time is sunrise tomorrow in Peterborough?

At 6:23 am. First light comes at 5:21 am.

What phase is the moon today?

Waning gibbous, 89% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 6:03 pm.

When are the next spring tides?

From October 27 to 29, together with the lunar perigee: they will be stronger than usual.

What are today's solunar periods?

Major 2:28–4:28 am, Minor 7:32–8:32 am, Major 3:00–5:00 pm, Minor 11:32 pm–12:32 am. Today's activity is medium.

What's the weather like today in Peterborough?

Overcast, from 52 °F to 59 °F, with a gentle breeze from the west (9 mph) and a 6% chance of rain.

How is the sea today in Peterborough?

Rough (Douglas 5): 11 ft waves with a period of 11.9 s from the south-southwest. The water is 59.9 °F.

When is the best time to visit Peterborough?

The best time to visit Peterborough is from December to March: highs of 70 °F to 74 °F, about 5 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

Can I use this data for navigation?

No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.

Where this data comes from

Tide: global FES2022 model (AVISO/CNES), licensed AVISO; constants for this place computed by TidePlanet from the nearest model cells offshore. Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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