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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
20.6° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (01 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 9PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | |
87 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 46 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 55 | 57 | 52 | 52 | 67 | 67 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | off | 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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:54PM1.80m | 9:40AM1.20m | 9:32PM1.78m | 10:26AM1.19m | 10:11PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM0.57m | 3:49AM0.39m | 2:55PM0.61m | 4:30AM0.39m | 3:36PM0.66m | 5:12AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | |
— | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
13 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
87 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 46 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 55 | 57 | 52 | 52 | 67 | 67 | 67 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
14 | 23 | 37 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 8 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | NNE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
15 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 |
— | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 10 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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