
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 4AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
123 | 408 | 187 | 169 | 133 | 113 | 98 | 79 | 68 | 53 | 68 | 98 | 101 | 113 | 101 | 194 | 132 | 188 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:46PM1.16m | 12:00PM1.60m | 00:58AM1.07m | 1:08PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47PM0.30m | 5:21AM0.48m | 6:58PM0.35m | 6:22AM0.56m | 8:19PM0.37m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 8 | NE 7 |
20 | 178 | 187 | 169 | 133 | 113 | 98 | 79 | 68 | 53 | 4 | 98 | 101 | 113 | 101 | 96 | 98 | 188 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 8 |
4 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 61 | 5 | 80 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 9 |
— | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 45 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 5 | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — |
123 | 408 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 8 | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | 194 | 132 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 81 | 23 | 0 |
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