
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (01 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 8PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 76mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
96 | 127 | 296 | 397 | 187 | 193 | 154 | 133 | 101 | 82 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 82 | 82 | 98 | 130 | 215 | 299 | |
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 | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:02AM1.62m | 11:46PM1.16m | 12:00PM1.60m | 00:58AM1.07m | 1:08PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47PM0.30m | 5:21AM0.48m | 6:58PM0.35m | 6:22AM0.56m | 8:19PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Temp °C | 27 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
37 | 37 | 136 | 173 | 187 | 193 | 154 | 133 | 101 | 82 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 82 | 82 | 98 | 130 | 165 | 173 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 18 | S 5 | S 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 96 | 96 | 125 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 10 | S 18 | S 8 | SE 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 |
96 | 127 | 296 | 397 | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 215 | 299 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 85 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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