Fairy Meadow surf break

Fairy Meadow surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
22.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today?

The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 11AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (15 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
1.1
S
1.8
SSE
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)101010101099999109998888888479
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2262312312252202171731361361421881681279669694645303119423361190
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
5
SW
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
W
20
SW
25
S
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:14AM
1.54
6:49PM
1.50
7:01AM
1.56
7:27PM
1.62
7:48AM
1.55
8:07PM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:05AM
0.50
12:36PM
0.33
12:53AM
0.39
1:13PM
0.30
1:41AM
0.29
1:50PM
0.30
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise--6:18-------6:18-------6:20-----
Sunset-----5:34-------5:31-------5:30--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161515192120181716151521252522202019192326261815
Feels °C (?)131212171919191715131319222320171716162022221411
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