Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 3PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 71 | 114 | 106 | 120 | 100 | 57 | 75 | 77 | 138 | 123 | 590 | 1411 | 1424 | 1067 | 483 | 266 | 521 | 416 | 358 | 305 | 246 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:12PM1.36m | 4:39AM0.98m | 4:13PM1.39m | 5:27AM1.06m | 5:03PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15AM0.73m | 10:36PM0.53m | 9:32AM0.72m | 11:21PM0.46m | 10:37AM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 18 | S 22 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 100 | 69 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 34 | 50 | 75 | 77 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 845 | 483 | 266 | 521 | 416 | 358 | 305 | 246 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 7 | SSE 17 | NE 4 | NE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 20 | SSE 11 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 30 | 71 | 114 | 106 | 120 | 14 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 21 | 8 | 97 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 70 | 139 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 6 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 18 | 21 | 36 | 100 | 7 | 26 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | N 4 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 2 | S 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 138 | 123 | 590 | 1411 | 1424 | 1067 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 260 | 643 | 311 | 124 | 70 | 22 | 10 | 22 | 52 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
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