
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (15 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 7PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | E 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
685 | 405 | 417 | 232 | 251 | 548 | 540 | 286 | 337 | 355 | 336 | 247 | 148 | 113 | 86 | 89 | 67 | 43 | 38 | 50 | 94 | 94 | 52 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:02PM1.97m | 9:52AM1.32m | 9:51PM1.90m | 10:40AM1.34m | 10:39PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.39m | 3:52AM0.11m | 3:23PM0.40m | 4:38AM0.14m | 4:15PM0.43m | 5:21AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | |
— | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 15 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 |
5 | 5 | 287 | 5 | 5 | 337 | 316 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 32 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 38 | 50 | 94 | 94 | 52 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 | S 17 | S 14 | E 11 | E 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | S 10 | S 10 |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 45 | 51 | 39 | 47 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 20 | S 21 | SE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 43 | 41 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 3 |
685 | 405 | 417 | 232 | 251 | 548 | 540 | 286 | 337 | 355 | 336 | 247 | 148 | 113 | 86 | 89 | 67 | 43 | 25 | 12 | — | — | 4 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 70 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 70 | 70 | 182 | 70 | 22 | 22 | 92 | 22 | 83 | 90 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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