Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 8PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the E by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 117 | 266 | 421 | 893 | 1469 | 1271 | 868 | 593 | 513 | 387 | 862 | 1075 | 908 | 563 | 418 | 418 | 375 | 360 | 308 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:01PM1.22m | 11:12AM1.59m | 11:42PM1.13m | 11:52AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:08PM0.32m | 4:42AM0.43m | 5:53PM0.39m | 5:14AM0.51m | 6:42PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 50 | 35 | 20 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 47 | 116 | 160 | 16 | 721 | 667 | 563 | 418 | 418 | 375 | 360 | 308 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | NE 8 | — | ENE 9 | SE 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 9 | — | 17 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | S 15 | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 114 | 117 | 266 | 421 | 893 | 1469 | 1271 | 868 | 593 | 513 | 387 | 862 | 1075 | 908 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 206 | 471 | 431 | 311 | 167 | 124 | 70 | 70 | 431 | 70 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 70 | 95 | 70 | 111 |
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