Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 11PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 136 | 109 | 105 | 112 | 100 | 61 | 58 | 40 | 41 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 73 | 71 | 112 | 123 | 120 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:06PM1.37m | 1:53AM0.93m | 2:07PM1.35m | 3:24AM0.93m | 3:12PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16PM0.61m | 7:03AM0.69m | 9:33PM0.59m | 8:15AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 18 | S 10 |
| kJ | 157 | 136 | 109 | 81 | 81 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 40 | 41 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 73 | 71 | 43 | 26 | 120 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 18 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 7 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 51 | 39 | 38 | 28 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 112 | 123 | 15 | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 18 | E 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 |
| kJ | 61 | 60 | 96 | 105 | 112 | 100 | 57 | 53 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 71 | 19 | 22 | 37 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | NNE 3 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | W 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | E 4 | E 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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