
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 11AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 6 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | NE 5 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
328 | 255 | 193 | 153 | 112 | 93 | 43 | 43 | 77 | 102 | 86 | 69 | 52 | 64 | 33 | 28 | 53 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 60 | 27 | 120 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:47AM1.54m | 9:05PM1.50m | 9:23AM1.59m | 9:44PM1.41m | 9:59AM1.62m | 10:23PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36AM0.22m | 2:58PM0.23m | 3:09AM0.25m | 3:41PM0.23m | 3:41AM0.30m | 4:24PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 6 |
328 | 255 | 193 | 153 | 112 | 93 | 29 | 43 | 77 | 61 | 85 | 69 | 36 | 64 | 33 | 24 | 19 | 34 | 29 | 24 | 27 | 17 | 41 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
19 | 23 | 33 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 43 | 22 | 14 | 102 | 86 | 53 | 45 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | NE 8 | S 6 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | E 8 | S 17 |
6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 4 |
57 | 77 | — | 67 | 53 | 53 | — | 7 | 40 | — | — | — | 52 | 2 | 17 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 60 | 27 | 120 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 651 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 22 |
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