Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 10PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 144 | 160 | 211 | 229 | 217 | 181 | 125 | 84 | 80 | 151 | 207 | 109 | 112 | 88 | 75 | 73 | 128 | 540 | 501 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:57PM1.37m | 10:13AM1.62m | 10:47PM1.27m | 11:02AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53PM0.21m | 3:51AM0.31m | 4:46PM0.24m | 4:32AM0.39m | 5:47PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 23 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 147 | 144 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 181 | 77 | 56 | 57 | 68 | 88 | 109 | 112 | 88 | 75 | 37 | 37 | 221 | 205 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 26 | 27 | 160 | 211 | 229 | 217 | 77 | 125 | 84 | 80 | 89 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 21 | SSE 20 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | — | S 14 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 38 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 8 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 52 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 49 | 77 | 151 | 207 | — | — | — | — | 73 | 128 | 540 | 501 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 646 | 111 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 34 | 4 | 4 |
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