Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 8AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSE 19 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 205 | 201 | 190 | 128 | 113 | 241 | 200 | 373 | 432 | 365 | 268 | 198 | 130 | 188 | 181 | 189 | 323 | 309 | 255 | 206 | 135 | 158 | 341 | 421 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:04AM1.14m | 5:48PM1.49m | 6:37AM1.23m | 6:29PM1.53m | 7:09AM1.32m | 7:09PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57PM0.38m | 11:30AM0.58m | 00:30AM0.30m | 12:15PM0.48m | 1:02AM0.24m | 12:57PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 92 | 117 | 144 | 128 | 113 | 141 | 110 | 206 | 229 | 208 | 158 | 121 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 32 | 183 | 147 | 131 | 109 | 6 | 6 | 159 | 183 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | E 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | — | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 205 | 201 | 87 | 83 | 85 | 108 | 3 | 80 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 52 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 20 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 20 | S 20 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 122 | 49 | 47 | 8 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 91 | 127 | 190 | — | — | 241 | 200 | 373 | 432 | 365 | 268 | 198 | 130 | 188 | 181 | 189 | 323 | 309 | 255 | 206 | 135 | 158 | 341 | 421 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 484 | 607 | 284 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 34 | 4 | 0 |
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