
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 8AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | S 10 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
118 | 115 | 115 | 141 | 139 | 106 | 111 | 98 | 132 | 119 | 86 | 85 | 82 | 80 | 61 | 184 | 78 | 83 | 67 | 47 | 47 | 29 | 50 | 590 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:32AM1.51m | 9:48PM1.47m | 10:10AM1.51m | 10:27PM1.33m | 10:48AM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23AM0.21m | 3:41PM0.26m | 3:55AM0.28m | 4:26PM0.32m | 4:27AM0.37m | 5:12PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
118 | 115 | 115 | 141 | 139 | 106 | 42 | 65 | 71 | 65 | 67 | 54 | 82 | 80 | 51 | 75 | 78 | 83 | 67 | 47 | 47 | 23 | 23 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 13 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | E 4 | E 14 |
7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 98 | 98 | 104 | 119 | 86 | 85 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 1 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | E 9 | — | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | S 15 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | S 9 | E 13 | — |
74 | 66 | 31 | 26 | 2 | — | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 5 | ESE 3 | SSE 6 | S 7 |
1 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 17 | 43 | 111 | — | 132 | — | — | — | 33 | 51 | 61 | 184 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 50 | 590 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 96 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 897 | 31 | 282 | 70 |
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