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Fairy Meadow surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
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Fairy Meadow surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fairy Meadow sea temperature is
20.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today?
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 12AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | - | - |
| Evening (18 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | |
650 | 664 | 664 | 664 | 675 | 690 | 627 | 540 | 488 | 427 | 427 | 383 | 388 | 517 | 683 | 917 | 833 | 680 | 694 | 653 | 1363 | 1218 | 694 | 646 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:32PM1.93m | 9:19AM1.35m | 9:22PM1.95m | 10:17AM1.31m | 10:15PM1.93m | 11:17AM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19AM0.20m | 2:49PM0.46m | 4:15AM0.20m | 3:40PM0.52m | 5:13AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
650 | 664 | 664 | 664 | 675 | 690 | 627 | 540 | 488 | 427 | 427 | 383 | 388 | 517 | 683 | 917 | 833 | 680 | 694 | 653 | 754 | 759 | 441 | 418 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 566 | 501 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 117 | 419 | 609 | 643 | 1363 | 1218 | 694 | 646 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 90 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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