Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 6AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 1178 | 818 | 328 | 554 | 524 | 1109 | 800 | 666 | 573 | 489 | 479 | 527 | 715 | 700 | 505 | 484 | 430 | 383 | 351 | 368 | 286 | 354 | 625 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:53AM1.22m | 8:43PM1.74m | 9:29AM1.26m | 9:20PM1.71m | 10:05AM1.28m | 9:58PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55AM0.25m | 2:17PM0.48m | 3:29AM0.22m | 2:58PM0.46m | 4:02AM0.22m | 3:39PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 235 | 592 | 399 | 328 | 279 | 524 | 762 | 800 | 666 | 573 | 489 | 479 | 527 | 539 | 539 | 505 | 484 | 430 | 383 | 351 | 368 | 286 | 354 | 625 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSE 12 | SE 14 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 93 | 203 | 174 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 14 | — | SE 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 128 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | S 10 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 1178 | 818 | — | 554 | 389 | 1109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 715 | 700 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 70 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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