Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 6PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 46 | 40 | 44 | 61 | 86 | 117 | 144 | 718 | 705 | 643 | 619 | 510 | 520 | 540 | 551 | 551 | 487 | 487 | 487 | 487 | 435 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:27AM1.34m | 11:25PM1.64m | 12:15PM1.34m | 00:12AM1.48m | 1:04PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21AM0.21m | 5:08PM0.48m | 6:03AM0.29m | 6:02PM0.54m | 6:43AM0.38m | 7:02PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 35 | 31 | 31 | 44 | 61 | 86 | 117 | 144 | 718 | 705 | 643 | 619 | 510 | 520 | 540 | 551 | 551 | 487 | 487 | 487 | 487 | 435 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ENE 11 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | 29 | 27 | 38 | 23 | 22 | 105 | 59 | 149 | 132 | 126 | 87 | 84 | 110 | 106 | 141 | 139 | 101 | 93 | 88 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 64 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 0 |
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