Fairy Bower surf break

Fairy Bower surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 22 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
22.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Fairy Bower today?

The current surf forecast for Fairy Bower at 6AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (23 Jan)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (23 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
4
3
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSE
2.3
S
2.2
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)88999101010999999998991011111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)874755736623755855716697528451442391326287270222217232322346353619469469
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglasscrossononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:01AM
1.20
11:52AM
1.45
12:45AM
1.24
12:37PM
1.34
1:34AM
1.28
1:30PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:52PM
0.10
5:41AM
0.37
6:28PM
0.13
6:33AM
0.40
7:07PM
0.17
7:35AM
0.43
Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise----6:05-------6:07-------6:07---
Sunset8:06-------8:05-------8:05-------
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201919191920202020201918182122232221212121252626
Feels °C (?)141415161618171717191818182019202021232323262526
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