Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 4AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 481 | 1767 | 780 | 472 | 466 | 232 | 228 | 462 | 466 | 279 | 265 | 238 | 232 | 219 | 176 | 135 | 86 | 52 | 46 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:12PM1.98m | 9:03AM1.30m | 9:02PM1.97m | 9:52AM1.32m | 9:51PM1.90m | 10:40AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05AM0.11m | 2:30PM0.39m | 3:52AM0.11m | 3:23PM0.40m | 4:38AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | — | S 10 | — | S 15 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 20 | 35 | — | 1034 | — | 5 | 294 | 4 | 4 | 292 | 300 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | S 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 18 | SSE 16 | S 8 | S 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 16 | 31 | 56 | 481 | 1767 | 780 | 472 | 466 | 232 | 228 | 462 | 466 | 279 | 265 | 238 | 232 | 219 | 176 | 135 | 86 | 52 | 46 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 96 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 70 | 70 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 70 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 22 | 30 | 70 | 22 |
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