Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 6AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 145 | 131 | 137 | 129 | 129 | 99 | 125 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 116 | 105 | 94 | 106 | 108 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:54PM1.63m | 9:25AM1.39m | 9:32PM1.57m | 10:02AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20AM0.18m | 3:20PM0.30m | 3:53AM0.22m | 4:04PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 104 | 145 | 131 | 137 | 129 | 129 | 99 | 125 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 116 | 105 | 94 | 106 | 108 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 113 | 60 | 76 | 102 | 92 | 68 | 67 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 97 | 87 | 81 | 44 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 64 | 60 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 46 | 50 | 48 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
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