Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 4AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 84 | 63 | 45 | 63 | 175 | 245 | 239 | 195 | 142 | 88 | 136 | 150 | 114 | 89 | 82 | 77 | 115 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:00PM1.89m | 8:43AM1.35m | 8:47PM1.85m | 9:26AM1.39m | 9:32PM1.77m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM0.09m | 2:22PM0.29m | 3:25AM0.10m | 3:11PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 66 | 84 | 63 | 44 | 63 | 175 | 245 | 239 | 195 | 142 | 88 | 136 | 150 | 114 | 89 | 82 | 77 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 46 | 44 | 43 | 45 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 7 | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 146 | 0 | 0 |
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