
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 2PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1765 | 1300 | 1061 | 981 | 1422 | 815 | 513 | 627 | 513 | 535 | 553 | 489 | 459 | 440 | 359 | 351 | 359 | 402 | 419 | 399 | 408 | 354 | 269 | 257 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:31PM1.41m | 2:36AM1.26m | 3:29PM1.50m | 3:49AM1.20m | 4:30PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58AM0.44m | 8:45PM0.61m | 8:48AM0.47m | 10:03PM0.55m | 9:44AM0.48m | 11:17PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | |
— | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
1518 | 1300 | 1061 | 850 | 1422 | 413 | 513 | 627 | 513 | 535 | 553 | 489 | 459 | 440 | 359 | 351 | 359 | 402 | 419 | 399 | 408 | 354 | 269 | 257 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | E 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
— | 198 | 307 | 440 | 43 | 491 | 366 | 260 | 251 | 226 | 102 | 75 | 50 | 5 | 82 | 84 | 113 | — | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | S 19 | S 23 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 21 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 20 | S 14 | S 21 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
— | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 9 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
1765 | — | — | 981 | 961 | 815 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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