Fairy Meadow surf break

Fairy Meadow surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fairy Meadow surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fairy Meadow sea temperature is
22.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today?

The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 1PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
!
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SE
1.7
SSE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
Period(s) (?)121212121211111010101011101010101011111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18771877168820881919158713951126978104297464389888086988698110601010110011211183981913
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
SSE
0
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:19AM
1.36
10:26PM
1.83
11:18AM
1.28
11:21PM
1.79
12:25PM
1.20
12:22AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:16AM
0.22
3:56PM
0.46
5:15AM
0.26
4:46PM
0.54
6:20AM
0.32
5:44PM
0.63
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise6:22-------6:22-------6:24-------
Sunset---5:27-------5:25-------5:24----
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------11--------
Temp. °C141819191716151616171819171717161718191917161515
Feels °C (?)111415141413121313141415141515141516171716161414
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