
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 12AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
1391 | 1470 | 919 | 534 | 295 | 187 | 490 | 351 | 334 | 207 | 205 | 201 | 113 | 83 | 85 | 112 | 116 | 115 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:13PM1.39m | 5:27AM1.06m | 5:03PM1.44m | 6:04AM1.14m | 5:48PM1.49m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21PM0.46m | 10:37AM0.66m | 11:57PM0.38m | 11:30AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
7 | 6 | 21 | 40 | 128 | 181 | 490 | 351 | 334 | 189 | 119 | 123 | 113 | 83 | 85 | 112 | 116 | 112 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 14 | S 20 | SSE 11 | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | ESE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 20 | S 20 | E 13 | E 13 |
— | — | — | 69 | 8 | 187 | 34 | 24 | 119 | 207 | 205 | 33 | 86 | 46 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | E 11 | SSE 19 | E 11 | — | — | SSE 19 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | S 20 | E 13 | — | E 13 |
— | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 2 | — | — | 201 | 39 | 37 | 8 | 3 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
1391 | 1470 | 919 | 534 | 295 | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 51 | 25 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 71 | 96 | 115 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 311 | 263 | 124 | 70 | 22 | 70 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 34 | 34 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 36 | 85 |
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