Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 8PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 157 | 388 | 269 | 161 | 147 | 137 | 114 | 167 | 161 | 122 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 65 | 115 | 151 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:59PM1.41m | 4:55AM0.96m | 4:53PM1.46m | 5:51AM1.02m | 5:41PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM0.58m | 9:56AM0.67m | 00:03AM0.49m | 10:57AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | ENE 6 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 157 | 388 | 269 | 161 | 118 | 68 | 114 | 167 | 161 | 122 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 65 | 57 | 59 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | S 12 | S 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 |
5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 147 | 137 | 51 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 68 | 48 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 8 | S 13 | E 6 | E 9 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | — | — | S 20 | E 14 | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | S 18 | NE 9 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 21 | 43 | 115 | 151 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 311 | 311 | 217 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 55 | 107 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 85 | 0 | 0 |
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