
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 9AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | S 12 | NE 6 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | S 9 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
192 | 171 | 116 | 82 | 135 | 531 | 202 | 279 | 93 | 88 | 68 | 70 | 66 | 138 | 157 | 133 | 51 | 36 | 36 | 29 | 28 | 64 | 41 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:47AM1.14m | 12:47PM1.70m | 1:59AM1.10m | 1:53PM1.63m | 3:16AM1.11m | 3:05PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07AM0.53m | 7:52PM0.28m | 7:13AM0.60m | 9:03PM0.31m | 8:31AM0.63m | 10:11PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 12 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
192 | 171 | 39 | 82 | 80 | 227 | 202 | 167 | 93 | 88 | 68 | 70 | 66 | 138 | 157 | 133 | 51 | 36 | 36 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 39 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 9 | S 11 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | — | S 12 |
3 | 2 | 116 | — | — | 52 | 51 | 50 | 33 | 37 | 39 | 38 | 59 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | WNW 3 | — | S 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | E 13 | — | E 13 | — |
4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 56 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 3 | — | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | NW 3 | SW 3 | S 4 | SSE 5 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
38 | 36 | 108 | 56 | 135 | 531 | — | 279 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 23 | 64 | 41 | 30 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 188 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 52 | 484 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 646 | 26 | 0 | 3 |
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