Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 11PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 44 | 61 | 83 | 121 | 144 | 636 | 679 | 643 | 631 | 510 | 510 | 540 | 561 | 561 | 551 | 561 | 561 | 551 | 502 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:27AM1.34m | 11:25PM1.64m | 12:15PM1.34m | 00:12AM1.48m | 1:04PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:08PM0.48m | 6:03AM0.29m | 6:02PM0.54m | 6:43AM0.38m | 7:02PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 44 | 61 | 83 | 121 | 144 | 636 | 679 | 643 | 631 | 510 | 510 | 540 | 561 | 561 | 551 | 561 | 561 | 551 | 502 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ENE 11 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 45 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 105 | 59 | 143 | 132 | 126 | 87 | 121 | 110 | 106 | 104 | 139 | 101 | 93 | 88 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 40 | 40 | 36 | 35 | 64 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 3 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 4 | 0 |
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