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Fairy Meadow surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
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Fairy Meadow surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fairy Meadow sea temperature is
20.6° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 4AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | |
81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 48 | 74 | 46 | 46 | 54 | 55 | 52 | 52 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 8:54PM1.80m | 9:40AM1.20m | 9:32PM1.78m | 10:26AM1.19m | 10:11PM1.74m | 11:13AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49AM0.39m | 2:55PM0.61m | 4:30AM0.39m | 3:36PM0.66m | 5:12AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 41 | 22 | 25 | 46 | 48 | 74 | 28 | 46 | 54 | 55 | 52 | 52 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 59 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | S 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
37 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 4 | S 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | N 3 | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNE 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | W 3 | W 4 |
1 | 1 | — | 3 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
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