Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 10AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 382 | 225 | 161 | 145 | 134 | 114 | 202 | 158 | 122 | 92 | 90 | 67 | 67 | 107 | 190 | 97 | 198 | 71 | 145 | 81 | 64 | 262 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:55AM0.96m | 4:53PM1.46m | 5:51AM1.02m | 5:41PM1.52m | 6:34AM1.09m | 6:22PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM0.58m | 9:56AM0.67m | 00:03AM0.49m | 10:57AM0.63m | 00:40AM0.41m | 11:50AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 157 | 382 | 225 | 161 | 121 | 89 | 55 | 202 | 158 | 122 | 92 | 29 | 67 | 67 | 59 | 61 | 97 | 76 | 71 | 71 | 81 | 64 | 133 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 10 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 9 | 6 | 48 | 145 | 134 | 114 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 90 | 7 | 6 | 68 | 47 | 46 | 42 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 8 | S 18 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | S 20 | E 14 | S 18 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | NE 8 | SSE 17 | E 13 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | — | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SSE 16 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | 5 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 7 | — | NE 6 | — | NNE 3 | NE 7 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 31 | 51 | 107 | 190 | — | 198 | — | 145 | — | 2 | 262 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 55 | 107 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 85 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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