Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 10AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 275 | 257 | 199 | 190 | 179 | 176 | 167 | 223 | 149 | 116 | 106 | 77 | 55 | 54 | 31 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:04AM1.18m | 5:29PM1.74m | 6:14AM1.19m | 6:26PM1.85m | 7:16AM1.22m | 7:20PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM0.45m | 10:43AM0.48m | 00:24AM0.34m | 11:42AM0.46m | 1:22AM0.24m | 12:41PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 8 |
| kJ | 275 | 257 | 199 | 190 | 132 | 109 | 167 | 223 | 149 | 116 | 106 | 77 | 55 | 54 | 31 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | E 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 22 | 103 | 137 | 157 | 179 | 176 | 90 | 53 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — | S 12 | — | S 5 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 4 | E 11 | E 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 3 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 83 | 0 | 92 | 52 | 72 | 127 | 22 | 276 | 86 | 261 | 260 | 86 | 260 | 86 |
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