Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 9AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 978 | 891 | 542 | 417 | 346 | 361 | 269 | 293 | 338 | 1007 | 990 | 972 | 783 | 653 | 589 | 432 | 328 | 287 | 220 | 156 | 112 | 95 | 60 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:30AM1.37m | 7:37PM1.60m | 8:10AM1.47m | 8:23PM1.56m | 8:47AM1.54m | 9:05PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22AM0.21m | 1:23PM0.34m | 2:01AM0.20m | 2:12PM0.27m | 2:36AM0.22m | 2:58PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 19 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 669 | 542 | 417 | 346 | 361 | 269 | 293 | 338 | 1007 | 990 | 972 | 783 | 653 | 589 | 432 | 328 | 287 | 220 | 156 | 112 | 95 | 60 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 109 | 91 | 190 | 15 | 39 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 37 | 39 | 31 | 25 | 26 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 14 | E 10 | E 9 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 9 | SE 11 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 31 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 |
| kJ | 978 | 891 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 25 | — | 95 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 646 | 646 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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