
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 10AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
380 | 290 | 234 | 190 | 151 | 91 | 71 | 49 | 49 | 64 | 70 | 51 | 62 | 34 | 23 | 35 | 55 | 83 | 186 | 190 | 154 | 204 | 353 | 339 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:24AM1.72m | 9:57PM1.36m | 10:08AM1.77m | 10:48PM1.28m | 10:55AM1.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02AM0.27m | 3:56PM0.16m | 3:42AM0.31m | 4:48PM0.16m | 4:25AM0.37m | 5:44PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
380 | 290 | 234 | 190 | 151 | 91 | 71 | 49 | 49 | 64 | 70 | 51 | 23 | 34 | 23 | 35 | 55 | 83 | 186 | 190 | 154 | 204 | 353 | 339 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
77 | 72 | 61 | 45 | 44 | 60 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 36 | 24 | — | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 48 | 83 | 140 | 196 | 144 | 186 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | S 10 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 15 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
— | — | — | 31 | 36 | — | 7 | 24 | 16 | 21 | 37 | — | — | 22 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 2 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 2 | S 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 89 | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 62 | 22 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 484 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 311 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 607 | 81 | 52 | 0 |
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