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Fairy Bower Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Sydney North Coast (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Fairy Bower surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fairy Bower today?
The current surf forecast for Fairy Bower at 12PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Bower. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 11 | |
1008 | 933 | 843 | 724 | 724 | 707 | 694 | 682 | 595 | 584 | 562 | 477 | 468 | 410 | 482 | 424 | 402 | 349 | 284 | 235 | 196 | 366 | 1965 | 3575 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:30AM0.98m | 10:23PM1.42m | 11:16AM0.94m | 11:06PM1.37m | 12:08PM0.91m | 11:54PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35AM0.24m | 3:49PM0.46m | 5:20AM0.29m | 4:29PM0.51m | 6:09AM0.33m | 5:15PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 |
 | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | 5:07 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
12 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 11 |
 kJ | 1008 | 933 | 843 | 724 | 724 | 707 | 694 | 682 | 595 | 584 | 562 | 477 | 468 | 410 | 482 | 424 | 402 | 349 | 284 | 235 | 196 | 157 | 120 | 2593 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 53 | 52 | 81 | 61 | 39 | 33 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | N 10 | S 17 | S 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 42 | 37 | 33 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 13 | 19 | — | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 53 | 136 | 366 | 1965 | 3575 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 178 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 212 | 185 | 175 | 304 |
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