Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 2PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 94 | 73 | 73 | 46 | 46 | 304 | 372 | 568 | 282 | 270 | 191 | 647 | 1058 | 876 | 747 | 524 | 367 | 244 | 202 | 223 | 227 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 3:45PM1.43m | 3:58AM1.01m | 4:37PM1.49m | 5:06AM1.00m | 5:26PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45AM0.58m | 10:39PM0.66m | 9:33AM0.61m | 11:41PM0.61m | 10:24AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 96 | 94 | 73 | 73 | 46 | 46 | 304 | 372 | 375 | 282 | 270 | 191 | 647 | 1058 | 876 | 747 | 524 | 367 | 244 | 202 | 223 | 227 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 45 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 186 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 18 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | S 9 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | W 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 568 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 84 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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