Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 9PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 247 | 244 | 657 | 1233 | 1009 | 879 | 617 | 441 | 302 | 260 | 281 | 286 | 403 | 606 | 683 | 657 | 530 | 384 | 313 | 256 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 4:37PM1.49m | 5:06AM1.00m | 5:26PM1.55m | 6:04AM1.03m | 6:09PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.61m | 10:24AM0.61m | 00:29AM0.53m | 11:17AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 247 | 181 | 657 | 1233 | 1009 | 879 | 617 | 441 | 302 | 260 | 281 | 286 | 403 | 606 | 683 | 657 | 530 | 384 | 313 | 256 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 244 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 |
| kJ | 34 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 81 | 0 | 0 |
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