Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 9AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 188 | 188 | 276 | 233 | 121 | 152 | 90 | 393 | 400 | 371 | 346 | 255 | 163 | 189 | 185 | 452 | 193 | 169 | 129 | 117 | 194 | 221 | 113 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:37AM1.23m | 6:29PM1.53m | 7:09AM1.32m | 7:09PM1.55m | 7:41AM1.40m | 7:48PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:30AM0.30m | 12:15PM0.48m | 1:02AM0.24m | 12:57PM0.38m | 1:33AM0.21m | 1:38PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 188 | 188 | 149 | 121 | 52 | 51 | 90 | 189 | 188 | 173 | 138 | 134 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 223 | 193 | 169 | 129 | 117 | 98 | 133 | 113 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | — | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 14 | — | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 77 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 6 | — | 50 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 4 | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | S 3 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 276 | 233 | 121 | 152 | 67 | 393 | 400 | 371 | 346 | 255 | 163 | 189 | 185 | 452 | — | — | — | — | 194 | 221 | 4 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 651 | 649 | 607 | 111 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 81 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
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