Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 1AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 285 | 320 | 119 | 106 | 106 | 86 | 130 | 166 | 212 | 245 | 489 | 736 | 720 | 506 | 402 | 364 | 263 | 210 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:22PM1.58m | 7:11AM1.16m | 7:01PM1.63m | 7:45AM1.23m | 7:39PM1.65m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13AM0.32m | 12:35PM0.50m | 1:45AM0.25m | 1:18PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 143 | 136 | 119 | 106 | 106 | 86 | 78 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 412 | 572 | 562 | 506 | 402 | 364 | 263 | 210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 69 | 69 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | S 11 | — | — | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 36 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 285 | 320 | — | — | 3 | 42 | 130 | 166 | 212 | 245 | 489 | 736 | 720 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
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