Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 6PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 16 | S 14 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 158 | 123 | 118 | 90 | 67 | 43 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:53AM1.08m | 6:50PM1.68m | 7:36AM1.13m | 7:29PM1.72m | 8:15AM1.18m | 8:06PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:06PM0.57m | 1:46AM0.37m | 12:53PM0.54m | 2:21AM0.30m | 1:36PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NNE 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 8 |
| kJ | 165 | 158 | 123 | 118 | 90 | 67 | 43 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 16 | NE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 7 | S 8 | S 16 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | SE 18 | SE 14 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 17 | SE 13 | — | E 8 | S 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 83 | 144 | 86 | 23 | 161 | 225 | 231 | 363 | 363 | 363 | 353 | 135 | 22 |
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