Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 7AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 77 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 55 | 18 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 54 | 80 | 87 | 87 | 71 | 309 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:44PM1.41m | 9:59AM1.62m | 10:23PM1.32m | 10:35AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41AM0.30m | 4:24PM0.26m | 4:11AM0.36m | 5:08PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | E 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 28 | 33 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 40 | 25 | 27 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | E 8 | E 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | S 16 | SE 7 | — | N 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 12 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 7 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | ENE 6 | SSW 2 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 77 | 28 | — | — | — | 15 | 55 | — | 31 | 1 | 25 | 54 | 80 | 87 | 87 | 71 | 309 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 101 | 272 |
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