Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 4PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 229 | 473 | 334 | 305 | 205 | 205 | 201 | 164 | 156 | 130 | 203 | 222 | 198 | 192 | 275 | 208 | 167 | 99 | 126 | 124 | 132 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:27AM1.06m | 5:03PM1.44m | 6:04AM1.14m | 5:48PM1.49m | 6:37AM1.23m | 6:29PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM0.66m | 11:57PM0.38m | 11:30AM0.58m | 00:30AM0.30m | 12:15PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 19 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | E 6 | E 6 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 128 | 172 | 473 | 334 | 119 | 146 | 117 | 117 | 115 | 102 | 83 | 110 | 82 | 80 | 77 | 158 | 125 | 97 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 11 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 | E 11 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 19 | S 20 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | — | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 229 | 34 | 54 | 2 | 205 | 205 | 201 | 87 | 83 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 75 | 74 | 53 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 20 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 20 | E 13 | S 20 | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 122 | 49 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 295 | — | — | — | 305 | 56 | 85 | 108 | 164 | 156 | 130 | 203 | 222 | 198 | 192 | 275 | 208 | 167 | 99 | 126 | 124 | 132 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 12 | 31 | 81 | 81 | 89 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 34 | 5 | 34 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 484 | 484 | 284 | 17 |
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