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Fairy Meadow surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
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Fairy Meadow surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fairy Meadow sea temperature is
21.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today?
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 2AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | |
260 | 245 | 221 | 203 | 129 | 116 | 90 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 71 | 41 | 48 | 37 | 41 | 57 | 25 | 32 | 35 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:42AM1.62m | 4:06PM1.25m | 3:52AM1.58m | 5:00PM1.34m | 4:53AM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11PM0.72m | 9:46AM0.40m | 9:31PM0.69m | 10:42AM0.39m | 10:41PM0.63m | 11:28AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
260 | 245 | 221 | 203 | 129 | 116 | 90 | 86 | 61 | 88 | 71 | 41 | 48 | 37 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 35 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
103 | 81 | 77 | 47 | 45 | 38 | 66 | 24 | 15 | 48 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | ENE 7 | ESE 10 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 22 | 44 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 5 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 89 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 57 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 41 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 231 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 217 | 231 | 141 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 30 | 431 | 431 |
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