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Fairy Meadow surf break

Fairy Meadow surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 11 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
22.5° 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 12PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (11 Jan)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (11 Jan)6ft (1.8m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.4
ENE
0.6
SSE
0.9
E
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)7888877799977777777781068
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)317481574497395294231100198196155147147176163155127106106103220716882
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
15
NE
35
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		onononcross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:04PM
1.14
4:10AM
1.33
4:03PM
1.05
5:04AM
1.38
5:11PM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:25AM
0.68
9:20PM
0.52
10:39AM
0.69
10:03PM
0.56
11:53AM
0.66
10:52PM
0.58
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise5:54-------5:56-------5:56-------
Sunset----8:12-------8:12-------8:12---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191818191919181819202020202019181924252423222222
Feels °C (?)161515161515151617191920192020192024222323232324
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