Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 6PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 126 | 93 | 184 | 111 | 96 | 166 | 302 | 311 | 362 | 579 | 669 | 682 | 597 | 476 | 374 | 181 | 253 | 145 | 118 | 134 | 142 | 226 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:41AM1.40m | 7:48PM1.55m | 8:15AM1.48m | 8:29PM1.52m | 8:51AM1.55m | 9:11PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38PM0.30m | 2:06AM0.19m | 2:20PM0.23m | 2:39AM0.21m | 3:04PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 22 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 126 | 93 | 93 | 111 | 96 | 70 | 57 | 59 | 287 | 49 | 41 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 181 | 253 | 145 | 118 | 134 | 142 | 226 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 12 | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | S 18 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ESE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | 6 | 11 | 25 | 44 | 77 | 14 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | NE 7 | S 15 | NE 7 | NE 9 | — | S 14 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 20 | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 7 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 184 | 1 | 26 | 166 | 302 | 311 | 362 | 579 | 669 | 682 | 597 | 476 | 374 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 118 | 226 | 31 | 22 | 51 | 173 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 31 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 52 | 81 | 81 | 34 | 0 |
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