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Fairy Meadow surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
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Fairy Meadow surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fairy Meadow sea temperature is
20.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today?
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 12AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 May) | - | - |
| Evening (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | |
663 | 452 | 346 | 313 | 265 | 308 | 331 | 439 | 469 | 380 | 387 | 334 | 328 | 310 | 308 | 327 | 205 | 205 | 459 | 424 | 424 | 416 | 416 | 380 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:48AM1.45m | 4:08PM1.27m | 3:48AM1.44m | 4:50PM1.38m | 4:46AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37PM0.81m | 9:42AM0.48m | 9:44PM0.73m | 10:26AM0.44m | 10:45PM0.62m | 11:08AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
452 | 452 | 346 | 313 | 265 | 308 | 331 | 439 | 469 | 380 | 387 | 334 | 328 | 310 | 141 | 102 | 205 | 205 | 69 | 424 | 424 | 39 | 38 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | S 14 | NE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | S 24 | E 12 | E 11 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
75 | 73 | 104 | 126 | 192 | 229 | 225 | 225 | 277 | 273 | 212 | 212 | 209 | 148 | 14 | 4 | 102 | 100 | 11 | 67 | 41 | 34 | 30 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 14 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 11 | S 25 | — | S 23 | S 22 | N 10 | S 22 | N 10 |
64 | 91 | 135 | 108 | 167 | 183 | 108 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | — | 10 | 39 | 2 | 9 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 10 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
663 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 308 | 327 | 49 | 63 | 459 | — | — | 416 | 416 | 380 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 102 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 70 | 31 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 315 |
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