
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 10AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 152 | 246 | 217 | 117 | 86 | 84 | 103 | 630 | 970 | 1704 | 1525 | 1313 | 1979 | 1725 | 1585 | 1314 | 1149 | 1077 | 978 | 922 | 981 | 1172 | 1122 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:24PM1.70m | 11:24AM1.22m | 11:04PM1.63m | 12:05PM1.24m | 11:47PM1.54m | 12:49PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17AM0.31m | 4:43PM0.62m | 5:54AM0.33m | 5:32PM0.64m | 6:32AM0.37m | 6:28PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | S 20 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
24 | 152 | 246 | 217 | 117 | 86 | 84 | 103 | 140 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 417 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 908 | 908 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 11 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 16 | E 16 | E 14 | E 16 | S 10 |
16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 44 | 46 | 69 | 93 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 302 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | S 20 | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 8 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 630 | 970 | 1704 | 1525 | 1313 | 1979 | 1725 | 1585 | 1314 | 1149 | 1077 | 978 | 922 | 981 | 1172 | 1122 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 95 | 22 | 22 | 31 | 124 | 172 | 193 | 102 | 102 | 70 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 12 |
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