Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 12AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
145 | 134 | 149 | 202 | 158 | 122 | 92 | 90 | 67 | 67 | 136 | 196 | 202 | 76 | 150 | 51 | 144 | 194 | 253 | 129 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:53PM1.46m | 5:51AM1.02m | 5:41PM1.52m | 6:34AM1.09m | 6:22PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:03AM0.49m | 10:57AM0.63m | 00:40AM0.41m | 11:50AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
121 | 89 | 149 | 202 | 158 | 122 | 92 | 38 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 85 | 94 | 76 | 71 | 51 | 74 | 102 | 136 | 129 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | S 12 | SSE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 10 | SSE 17 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
145 | 134 | 55 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 90 | 28 | 6 | 68 | 47 | 46 | 42 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | S 20 | E 14 | S 18 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | NE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 |
6 | — | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | N 2 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — |
9 | 18 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 39 | 67 | 136 | 196 | 202 | — | 150 | 1 | 144 | 194 | 253 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 26 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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