Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 6AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
111 | 109 | 107 | 109 | 114 | 118 | 166 | 152 | 182 | 152 | 167 | 170 | 170 | 207 | 247 | 237 | 211 | 176 | 151 | 149 | 130 | 101 | 64 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:05PM1.96m | 11:05AM1.29m | 10:57PM1.88m | 12:00PM1.29m | 11:50PM1.75m | 12:56PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01AM0.18m | 4:27PM0.54m | 5:53AM0.23m | 5:25PM0.59m | 6:43AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
111 | 109 | 107 | 109 | 114 | 118 | 166 | 152 | 182 | 152 | 167 | 170 | 170 | 207 | 247 | 237 | 211 | 176 | 151 | 149 | 130 | 101 | 64 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
50 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 42 | 25 | 37 | 37 | 18 | 17 | 42 | 40 | 35 | 24 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 18 | SE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
— | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 6 | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 28 | 35 | 49 | 27 | 14 | 110 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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