Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 7AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | S 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 16 | SE 13 | S 6 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 229 | 924 | 390 | 328 | 542 | 247 | 1512 | 862 | 831 | 1144 | 987 | 653 | 627 | 574 | 574 | 512 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:15AM1.18m | 8:06PM1.74m | 8:53AM1.22m | 8:43PM1.74m | 9:29AM1.26m | 9:20PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21AM0.30m | 1:36PM0.51m | 2:55AM0.25m | 2:17PM0.48m | 3:29AM0.22m | 2:58PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SE 13 | NNE 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 6 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 229 | 304 | 390 | 328 | 273 | 209 | 894 | 862 | 831 | 720 | 679 | 653 | 627 | 574 | 574 | 512 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 17 | SE 13 | S 7 | S 16 | E 8 | S 12 | E 8 | SSE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 135 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 8 | S 10 | SE 13 | E 13 | NE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 2 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | S 9 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 924 | — | — | 542 | 247 | 1512 | — | — | 1144 | 987 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 672 | 605 | 672 | 672 | 353 | 353 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 70 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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