
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 2PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
305 | 206 | 127 | 131 | 261 | 325 | 322 | 146 | 126 | 114 | 111 | 101 | 82 | 237 | 456 | 509 | 576 | 540 | 563 | 666 | 528 | 402 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:09AM1.32m | 7:09PM1.55m | 7:41AM1.40m | 7:48PM1.55m | 8:15AM1.48m | 8:29PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:57PM0.38m | 1:33AM0.21m | 1:38PM0.30m | 2:06AM0.19m | 2:20PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 |
131 | 117 | 6 | 6 | 123 | 163 | 142 | 146 | 126 | 114 | 5 | 101 | 82 | 72 | 60 | 62 | 50 | 50 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
15 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 6 | 26 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | S 8 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
305 | 206 | 127 | 131 | 261 | 325 | 322 | — | — | — | 111 | 11 | 61 | 237 | 456 | 509 | 576 | 540 | 563 | 666 | 528 | 402 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 661 | 202 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 146 | 281 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 102 | 102 | 231 | 102 | 22 |
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