
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (06 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 11PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
154 | 154 | 127 | 174 | 611 | 1315 | 2590 | 1796 | 1112 | 709 | 709 | 1515 | 1043 | 790 | 854 | 694 | 471 | 299 | 300 | 599 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:49PM1.60m | 6:47AM1.27m | 6:47PM1.61m | 7:30AM1.37m | 7:37PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22AM0.53m | 00:37AM0.24m | 12:28PM0.44m | 1:22AM0.21m | 1:23PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
154 | 154 | 127 | 103 | 92 | 71 | 47 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 161 | 28 | 31 | 18 | 660 | 530 | 471 | 239 | 300 | 599 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | ESE 8 | SSE 15 | ENE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | SE 11 | ENE 9 |
18 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 16 | 180 | 99 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | S 17 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | E 14 | E 9 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 |
5 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | S 6 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
— | — | 3 | 174 | 611 | 1315 | 2590 | 1796 | 1112 | 709 | 709 | 1515 | 1043 | 790 | 854 | 694 | 348 | 299 | 145 | 181 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 22 | 31 | 296 | 158 | 102 | 299 | 431 | 651 | 296 | 95 | 70 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 102 | 31 | 6 | 0 |
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