Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 3AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
263 | 215 | 285 | 631 | 597 | 511 | 464 | 446 | 378 | 305 | 261 | 299 | 236 | 290 | 211 | 211 | 173 | 157 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:39PM1.65m | 8:18AM1.29m | 8:16PM1.66m | 8:51AM1.35m | 8:54PM1.63m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17AM0.20m | 1:58PM0.37m | 2:48AM0.18m | 2:38PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 10 |
263 | 215 | 134 | 631 | 597 | 511 | 464 | 26 | 378 | 305 | 261 | 299 | 236 | 290 | 211 | 211 | 173 | 157 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 11 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
24 | 26 | 285 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 40 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 78 | 99 | 143 | 135 | 112 | 97 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
37 | 71 | 31 | 68 | 52 | 59 | 23 | 39 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 446 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 99 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 81 | 0 | 0 |
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