Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 6AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | 136 | 142 | 137 | 157 | 143 | 114 | 111 | 111 | 122 | 107 | 109 | 114 | 133 | 166 | 166 | 216 | 166 | 332 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 273 | 268 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:13PM2.00m | 10:10AM1.29m | 10:05PM1.96m | 11:05AM1.29m | 10:57PM1.88m | 12:00PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09AM0.16m | 3:31PM0.49m | 5:01AM0.18m | 4:27PM0.54m | 5:53AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
94 | 136 | 142 | 137 | 157 | 143 | 114 | 111 | 111 | 122 | 107 | 109 | 114 | 133 | 166 | 166 | 216 | 166 | 332 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 273 | 268 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | NE 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
15 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 57 | 57 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 42 | 38 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 18 |
71 | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | NNE 4 | NE 5 | N 3 | NNE 5 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 |
22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 20 | 28 | 1 | 73 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 3 |
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