Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 6AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 156 | 81 | 83 | 69 | 49 | 38 | 85 | 447 | 1043 | 1010 | 1064 | 1365 | 1633 | 1782 | 1568 | 1975 | 2322 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:27PM1.33m | 10:48AM1.49m | 11:06PM1.20m | 11:29AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM0.32m | 4:27AM0.37m | 5:12PM0.41m | 4:58AM0.45m | 6:04PM0.50m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 80 | 69 | 81 | 83 | 69 | 49 | 38 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 14 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | — |
| kJ | 52 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 14 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | WSW 2 | SSW 4 | ESE 3 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 167 | 156 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 85 | 447 | 1043 | 1010 | 1064 | 1365 | 1633 | 1782 | 1568 | 1975 | 2322 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 897 | 1275 | 124 | 70 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 808 | 643 | 643 | 299 | 102 |
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