
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 11PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 13 | S 9 | S 11 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 214 | 1086 | 828 | 313 | 542 | 595 | 1235 | 815 | 666 | 627 | 550 | 550 | 550 | 627 | 730 | 517 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:06PM1.74m | 8:53AM1.22m | 8:43PM1.74m | 9:29AM1.26m | 9:20PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36PM0.51m | 2:55AM0.25m | 2:17PM0.48m | 3:29AM0.22m | 2:58PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 9 | S 11 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 214 | 566 | 381 | 313 | 273 | 595 | 862 | 815 | 666 | 627 | 550 | 550 | 550 | 627 | 551 | 517 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | S 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | E 13 |
— | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | S 11 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — |
8 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 5 | 1086 | 828 | — | 542 | 381 | 1235 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 730 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 672 | 363 | 166 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 70 | 9 | 0 |
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