Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 9PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 18 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
112 | 84 | 66 | 62 | 135 | 225 | 220 | 273 | 300 | 277 | 157 | 107 | 143 | 61 | 132 | 161 | 106 | 136 | 141 | 79 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:32PM1.77m | 10:08AM1.41m | 10:15PM1.64m | 10:49AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11PM0.29m | 4:04AM0.15m | 3:59PM0.32m | 4:41AM0.23m | 4:47PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
112 | 84 | 66 | 62 | 135 | 132 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 65 | 61 | 60 | 81 | 47 | 37 | 53 | 106 | 84 | 141 | 79 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | S 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 11 |
18 | 18 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 60 | 35 | 60 | 61 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ENE 10 |
25 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 61 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 225 | 220 | 273 | 300 | 277 | 157 | 107 | 143 | 28 | 132 | 161 | 94 | 136 | 53 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 70 | 6 | 6 |
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