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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
21.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today?
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 8AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | |
221 | 203 | 129 | 116 | 90 | 86 | 89 | 51 | 81 | 49 | 43 | 37 | 47 | 24 | 42 | 25 | 41 | 26 | 28 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 9 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:42AM1.62m | 4:06PM1.25m | 3:52AM1.58m | 5:00PM1.34m | 4:53AM1.55m | 5:45PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM0.40m | 9:31PM0.69m | 10:42AM0.39m | 10:41PM0.63m | 11:28AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 |
221 | 203 | 129 | 116 | 90 | 86 | 61 | 42 | 81 | 42 | 35 | 37 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 41 | 26 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
77 | 47 | 45 | 38 | 66 | 24 | 15 | 47 | 19 | 49 | 43 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | ENE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 16 | S 15 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | NE 9 | S 12 | ESE 6 | E 6 |
2 | 29 | 22 | 32 | 31 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NE 7 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | NNW 2 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 68 | 89 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 24 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 26 | 46 | 5 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 225 | 231 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 260 | 260 | 19 | 26 |
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