
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 1AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
291 | 291 | 337 | 350 | 446 | 291 | 560 | 486 | 322 | 413 | 881 | 400 | 469 | 519 | 404 | 362 | 548 | 470 | 627 | 442 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:38PM1.44m | 8:06AM1.54m | 8:23PM1.43m | 8:44AM1.64m | 9:09PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35PM0.37m | 1:49AM0.26m | 2:20PM0.27m | 2:25AM0.25m | 3:07PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 15 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
174 | 174 | 183 | 165 | 238 | 291 | 323 | 294 | 4 | — | 469 | 400 | 469 | 519 | 404 | 334 | 231 | 194 | 484 | 442 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | S 16 | E 11 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 15 | — | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 |
12 | — | 5 | 9 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | — | 307 | 141 | 115 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | S 20 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | — | — | 5 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | WNW 3 | — | — | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | — |
291 | 291 | 337 | 350 | 446 | — | 560 | 486 | 322 | 413 | 881 | 1 | — | — | 90 | 362 | 548 | 470 | 627 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 284 | 284 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 107 | 217 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 6 | 124 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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