Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 8PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
99 | 106 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 85 | 154 | 149 | 143 | 138 | 102 | 100 | 98 | 73 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:02AM1.43m | 10:14PM1.48m | 10:42AM1.46m | 10:59PM1.37m | 11:28AM1.48m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04PM0.30m | 4:27AM0.27m | 4:54PM0.33m | 5:05AM0.34m | 5:52PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
99 | 106 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 85 | 154 | 149 | 143 | 138 | 102 | 100 | 98 | 73 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 50 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | ENE 9 | SSE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
46 | 16 | 47 | 41 | 16 | 43 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 13 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | E 11 | N 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
17 | 50 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | — | NE 6 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 71 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 33 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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