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Fairy Meadow surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
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Fairy Meadow surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fairy Meadow sea temperature is
20.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today?
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 11AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | |
904 | 1064 | 982 | 866 | 678 | 548 | 416 | 419 | 383 | 334 | 302 | 320 | 196 | 695 | 873 | 983 | 940 | 962 | 910 | 917 | 1059 | 1201 | 1253 | 1388 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:10PM1.87m | 12:20PM1.24m | 00:09AM1.78m | 1:26PM1.24m | 1:10AM1.68m | 2:31PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13AM0.27m | 5:36PM0.65m | 7:12AM0.32m | 6:44PM0.70m | 8:11AM0.37m | 7:57PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
314 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 212 | 208 | 208 | 204 | 158 | 154 | 117 | 117 | 183 | 50 | 10 | 983 | 940 | 962 | 910 | 917 | 1059 | 1201 | 1253 | 1388 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 7 | — | S 12 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 84 | — | 24 | — | 27 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | S 14 | S 20 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 31 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
904 | 1064 | 982 | 866 | 678 | 548 | 416 | 419 | 383 | 334 | 302 | 320 | 196 | 695 | 873 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
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