
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 8PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 44 | 43 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 35 | 171 | 270 | 1716 | 1147 | 567 | 343 | 239 | 283 | 287 | 281 | 306 | 392 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:41PM1.54m | 3:50AM1.03m | 3:58PM1.59m | 5:07AM1.09m | 5:06PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51PM0.40m | 9:09AM0.57m | 11:06PM0.32m | 10:27AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 7 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
42 | 17 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 44 | 7 | 1156 | 1147 | 567 | 343 | 239 | 283 | 287 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | E 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SE 10 |
7 | 44 | 43 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | N 8 |
1 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
6 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 22 | 42 | 35 | 171 | 270 | 1716 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 281 | 306 | 392 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 90 | 12 | 12 | 146 | 70 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 111 | 31 | 299 | 31 |
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