
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 1AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 29 | 57 | 111 | 105 | 108 | 48 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:09AM1.35m | 12:54PM1.40m | 1:07AM1.23m | 1:54PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05PM0.50m | 6:27AM0.39m | 7:12PM0.52m | 7:15AM0.45m | 8:30PM0.52m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 7 |
4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 33 | 29 | 57 | 111 | 105 | 108 | 48 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SSE 13 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 8 | E 7 | S 4 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | SSE 10 |
4 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | S 4 | SE 4 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 3 | S 9 |
15 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 161 | 311 | 228 | 86 | 167 | 90 | 34 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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