
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 7PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 12 | S 10 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
179 | 175 | 145 | 129 | 103 | 100 | 96 | 94 | 73 | 73 | 46 | 112 | 252 | 281 | 288 | 299 | 309 | 625 | 313 | 965 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:50PM1.39m | 2:50AM1.07m | 3:45PM1.43m | 3:58AM1.01m | 4:37PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23PM0.68m | 8:45AM0.58m | 10:39PM0.66m | 9:33AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 18 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 12 | S 10 | SSE 13 |
179 | 175 | 145 | 129 | 103 | 100 | 96 | 94 | 73 | 73 | 46 | 112 | 252 | 281 | 288 | 299 | 309 | 625 | 262 | 965 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 |
20 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 46 | 45 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 313 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SE 12 | S 11 | S 12 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | ENE 8 | — |
3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 35 | 14 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 4 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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