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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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 12AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | |
1151 | 1022 | 902 | 792 | 765 | 701 | 663 | 663 | 577 | 564 | 556 | 461 | 450 | 522 | 569 | 492 | 424 | 434 | 453 | 462 | 604 | 386 | 459 | 422 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 5:48PM1.57m | 6:00AM1.29m | 6:26PM1.65m | 6:45AM1.26m | 7:03PM1.72m | 7:28AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:14AM0.55m | 11:52AM0.50m | 1:01AM0.50m | 12:26PM0.51m | 1:44AM0.46m | 1:01PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 |
19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
1151 | 1022 | 902 | 792 | 765 | 701 | 663 | 663 | 577 | 564 | 556 | 461 | 450 | 522 | 569 | 492 | 424 | 434 | 434 | 284 | 300 | 373 | 459 | 422 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
41 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 184 | 426 | 379 | 386 | 333 | 279 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | S 16 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — |
5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 20 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | W 3 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 35 | 100 | 119 | 92 | 122 | 239 | 240 | 198 | 124 | 237 | 312 | 297 | 453 | 462 | 604 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 70 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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