Fairy Meadow 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.47° S 150.90° E

Issued: 4 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fairy Meadow sea temperature is

20.0°C

Fairy Meadow surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 8AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	S 6	S 8	S 8	S 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	75	83	177	132	58	53	135	94	88	82	105	89	86	82	63	62	61	47	88	441	562	828	976	994	675	626
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NW	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSE	ESE	ENE	N	WNW	W	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	on	cross	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide		4:29AM1.16m				4:17PM1.52m					5:29AM1.25m				5:24PM1.49m				6:19AM1.36m				6:23PM1.45m
Low Tide				9:54AM0.61m					11:11PM0.31m				11:10AM0.55m				00:01AM0.31m				12:15PM0.47m				00:44AM0.31m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50
	—	—	—	—	—	7:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	7:29
mm	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	19	20	19	19	18	17	17	16	18	20	21	21	19	20	17	15	15	17	17	18	16	15	13	12
Feels °C	18	18	20	21	19	16	17	14	14	13	16	18	20	21	19	17	13	12	11	11	11	12	11	11	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 8	ENE 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9
kJ	25	14	88	73	58	53	51	94	88	82	105	89	86	82	63	62	61	47	48	39	28	22	25	794	675	626
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	E 14	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	S 6	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 12	SE 12	—	—	—	NE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	4	4	13	12	5	5	5	5	7	6	6	6	30	14	8	4	2	3	5	—	—	—	3	26	27	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 17	SE 14	S 16	S 16	S 14	S 13	SE 13	S 11	S 10	S 9	S 14	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	S 8	S 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 8	—	—	N 8	N 8	—
kJ	4	6	8	5	5	4	3	7	2	2	2	4	6	6	6	1	1	15	16	9	6	—	—	1	1	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	ENE 6	S 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	S 6	—	—	NNE 2	—	WSW 3	S 5	S 6	S 8	S 8	S 9	SSE 9	S 9	—	—
kJ	75	83	177	132	—	—	135	2	19	32	42	38	—	—	1	—	1	36	88	441	562	828	976	994	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bulli Beach NSW - Illawarra	Thommos NSW - Illawarra	Towradgi NSW - Illawarra	Towradgi NSW - Illawarra	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Seven Mile Beach NSW - Illawarra	Port Kembla Beach NSW - Illawarra	Towradgi NSW - Illawarra	Towradgi NSW - Illawarra	Wollongong North Beach NSW - Illawarra	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Plantation Point NSW - South Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) VIC - Phillip Island	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Acids NSW - Illawarra	Towradgi NSW - Illawarra	Towradgi NSW - Illawarra
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	3	3
Distance (km)	5	24	0	0	6	31	31	6	6	6	6	6	698	34	3	0	0	6	31	70	607	684	431	7	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra	Bulli Beach	Coalcliff	Boneyard	Marley	Headlands	Werri Point	Werri Point	Werri Point	Sandon Point	Sandon Point	Sandon Point	Sandon Point		Black Point	Boneyard	Boneyard	Headlands	Wollongong North Beach	Werri Point					Barrack Point	Boneyard	Boneyard
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1					4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Kingston Norfolk Island	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	1	3	1	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	4	4	5	5	4	2	2	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	5	5

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