Fairy Bower surf break

Fairy Bower surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 AEST
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Fairy Bower surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fairy Bower sea temperature is
21.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Fairy Bower today?

The current surf forecast for Fairy Bower at 7PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

Table - waves today at Fairy Bower. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
6
1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
690
551
561
450
347
333
363
373
359
333
294
288
254
154
158
119
101
96
88
47
49
75
57
88
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:43PM0.98m
1:32AM1.44m
3:00PM1.00m
2:45AM1.38m
4:06PM1.07m
3:53AM1.34m
Low Tide
6:56PM0.51m
8:41AM0.21m
8:17PM0.53m
9:45AM0.21m
9:37PM0.51m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
6:24
6:24
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5:22
5:22
5:21
5:20
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
18
17
17
18
21
20
19
19
18
17
17
19
17
17
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
18
20
21
18
16
16
18
20
19
17
17
17
16
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
Energy kJ
690
551
561
450
347
333
363
373
359
333
294
288
254
154
158
119
101
96
88
47
49
75
57
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
Energy kJ
553
477
431
415
326
286
251
196
157
106
101
81
64
42
73
79
77
24
23
29
26
35
32
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.7
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
61
38
38
26
2
2
15
15
14
9
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
7
Energy kJ
85
88
35
32
53
88
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
32
72
12
12
29
12
7
63
163
28
28
0
0
0
0
0
28
178
28
10
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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