
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 1AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
331 | 361 | 355 | 146 | 126 | 93 | 99 | 81 | 79 | 203 | 311 | 329 | 323 | 448 | 555 | 699 | 612 | 465 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:09PM1.55m | 7:41AM1.40m | 7:48PM1.55m | 8:15AM1.48m | 8:29PM1.52m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM0.21m | 1:38PM0.30m | 2:06AM0.19m | 2:20PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
154 | 168 | 183 | 146 | 126 | 93 | 5 | 81 | 79 | 56 | 59 | 60 | 253 | 49 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 11 | S 10 | S 12 | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | S 18 | SE 17 | SSE 16 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | 6 | 11 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 |
— | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
331 | 361 | 355 | — | — | — | 99 | 2 | 35 | 203 | 311 | 329 | 323 | 448 | 555 | 699 | 612 | 465 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 146 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 51 | 95 | 70 | 22 | 31 | 31 |
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