Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairlight today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairlight at 10AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fairlight. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 64 | 61 | 129 | 189 | 184 | 244 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 202 | 202 | 154 | 110 | 89 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 54 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:52AM6.45m | 10:18PM6.73m | 10:49AM6.82m | 11:13PM7.06m | 11:41AM7.16m | 00:04AM7.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06AM1.29m | 4:40PM1.32m | 5:16AM0.95m | 5:47PM0.97m | 6:16AM0.57m | 6:43PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | 9:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 71 | 64 | 61 | 129 | 189 | 184 | 244 | 301 | 252 | 224 | 202 | 202 | 154 | 110 | 89 | 83 | 51 | 32 | 20 | 54 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 395 | 405 | 403 | 636 | 496 | 403 | 525 | 497 | 458 | 320 | 158 | 405 | 405 | 403 | 396 | 403 | 158 | 173 | 368 | 368 | 345 | 403 | 403 | 158 |
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