
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 5AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
196 | 220 | 109 | 116 | 102 | 73 | 86 | 112 | 391 | 373 | 183 | 154 | 133 | 98 | 79 | 56 | 56 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 10:47PM1.27m | 11:02AM1.62m | 11:46PM1.16m | 12:00PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46PM0.24m | 4:32AM0.39m | 5:47PM0.30m | 5:21AM0.48m | 6:58PM0.35m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
95 | 97 | 109 | 116 | 102 | 73 | 37 | 37 | 192 | 173 | 183 | 154 | 133 | 98 | 79 | 56 | 56 | 56 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 5 | S 5 |
61 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 |
41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — |
196 | 220 | — | — | — | — | 86 | 112 | 391 | 373 | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 14 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 81 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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