Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 10AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 235 | 197 | 259 | 198 | 170 | 160 | 120 | 118 | 115 | 115 | 108 | 110 | 100 | 124 | 100 | 108 | 121 | 86 | 109 | 82 | 92 | 176 | 203 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:55AM1.48m | 9:09PM1.59m | 9:32AM1.51m | 9:48PM1.47m | 10:10AM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49AM0.15m | 2:56PM0.22m | 3:23AM0.21m | 3:41PM0.26m | 3:55AM0.28m | 4:26PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 235 | 235 | 197 | 259 | 198 | 170 | 160 | 120 | 118 | 115 | 115 | 108 | 110 | 100 | 59 | 61 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 54 | 82 | 56 | 80 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 20 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | NE 4 | SSE 18 | NE 5 | SSE 16 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 13 | E 13 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 70 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 77 | 86 | 78 | 9 | 66 | 8 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 98 | 100 | 108 | 121 | 86 | 85 | 13 | 13 | 52 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | E 14 | ENE 13 | SSE 19 | E 13 | SSE 18 | ENE 13 | — | — | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | S 15 | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 74 | 13 | 31 | 17 | — | — | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | 4 | 13 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 2 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 22 | 47 | 124 | 74 | 72 | 82 | — | 109 | 58 | 92 | 176 | 203 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 111 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 96 | 420 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 17 | 0 |
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