
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (31 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 9PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
516 | 685 | 685 | 646 | 459 | 440 | 383 | 351 | 318 | 311 | 233 | 293 | 530 | 375 | 375 | 657 | 646 | 514 | 448 | 325 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:20PM1.71m | 10:05AM1.28m | 9:58PM1.65m | 10:41AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58PM0.46m | 4:02AM0.22m | 3:39PM0.45m | 4:36AM0.24m | 4:22PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
516 | 516 | 516 | 459 | 459 | 440 | 383 | 351 | 318 | 311 | 233 | 293 | 530 | 375 | 375 | 657 | 646 | 514 | 448 | 325 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | E 11 | NE 9 | E 17 | E 17 | NE 5 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 118 | 121 | 104 | 257 | 250 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | — | E 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 18 | E 17 | S 21 | NE 8 | E 16 |
3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 |
— | 685 | 685 | 646 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 50 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 85 | 4 | 0 |
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