Fairy Bower surf break

Fairy Bower surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 06 May 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
21.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fairy Bower today?

The current surf forecast for Fairy Bower at 3PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (06 May)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
0
1
3
1
2
1
0
1
1
4
6
5
3
2
3
1
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.8
S
8
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
10
2.2
S
10
2
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
595
584
496
477
477
400
500
424
349
300
240
196
450
2231
3129
2938
1667
1245
900
708
967
951
1068
1255
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
5
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:16AM0.94m
11:06PM1.37m
12:08PM0.91m
11:54PM1.32m
1:09PM0.91m
00:47AM1.28m
Low Tide
5:20AM0.29m
4:29PM0.51m
6:09AM0.33m
5:15PM0.55m
7:01AM0.35m
6:12PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
6:33
6:33
6:33
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5:09
5:08
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
15
18
20
19
19
17
15
13
13
16
16
15
13
12
10
9
8
12
19
19
15
14
13
13
13
16
19
17
16
16
13
9
9
9
6
6
5
4
4
3
2
5
13
12
9
9
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.8
S
8
3
S
10
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
2
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.2
S
12
Energy kJ
595
584
496
477
477
400
500
424
349
300
240
196
450
1555
2301
2099
1667
1245
900
708
701
951
1068
1255
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
50
101
76
51
34
21
13
7
11
10
9
2
160
120
94
70
71
51
56
59
61
61
59
59
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
N
9
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
2
42
37
15
14
13
13
12
6
5
5
2
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
4
1
N
4
0.5
W
3
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.1
WSW
5
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
0.5
W
3
0.7
W
4
2.2
S
10
0.6
WSW
4
Energy kJ
14
41
4
14
23
77
137
55
2231
3129
2938
5
14
967
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
5
6
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
4
Distance (km)
0
0
63
29
28
1
0
1
0
8
105
92
185
16
0
0
3
3
0
8
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
5
6
6
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
7
5
5
6
6
4
6
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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