
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 10AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 27 | 21 | 47 | 149 | 643 | 1496 | 1292 | 472 | 294 | 245 | 235 | 202 | 184 | 291 | 472 | 1437 | 1553 | 1182 | 1210 | 831 | 795 | 703 | 539 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:50AM1.03m | 3:58PM1.59m | 5:07AM1.09m | 5:06PM1.67m | 6:06AM1.18m | 6:05PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09AM0.57m | 11:06PM0.32m | 10:27AM0.52m | 00:04AM0.23m | 11:34AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
17 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 66 | 7 | 7 | 932 | 472 | 294 | 245 | 235 | 202 | 112 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 980 | 831 | 795 | 703 | 539 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | E 11 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 10 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | SSE 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
27 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 | E 11 | — | — | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 |
9 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 13 | 42 | 47 | 149 | 643 | 1496 | 1292 | — | — | — | — | — | 184 | 291 | 472 | 1437 | 1553 | 1182 | 1210 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 52 | 0 | 12 | 83 | 146 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 311 | 70 | 173 | 70 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 52 | 3 | 0 |
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