
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 4AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the NNE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
52 | 41 | 57 | 96 | 64 | 58 | 42 | 44 | 43 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 47 | 240 | 979 | 1649 | 1810 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:19AM1.04m | 2:41PM1.54m | 3:50AM1.03m | 3:58PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24PM0.44m | 7:50AM0.56m | 9:51PM0.40m | 9:09AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
52 | 35 | 24 | 96 | 64 | 58 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 21 | 16 | 51 | 304 | 967 | 1232 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SSE 11 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
9 | 41 | 57 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 43 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | — | NW 2 | — | NE 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
— | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 49 | 47 | 240 | 979 | 1649 | 1810 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 98 | 92 | 12 | 2 | 70 | 70 | 10 |
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