Fairy Meadow surf break

Fairy Meadow surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 AEDT
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
23.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today?

The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 7AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (26 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (26 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
2
E
2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
3.5
S
5
S
5.5
SSE
7
S
6.5
S
6
S
5.5
S
5
S
4.5
S
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
Period(s) (?)12121212121212121211111111911131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)88711831234127513131277124511119728216285554781809537710181174971466112988100307439604651764619
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
WNW
10
W
5
S
10
ESE
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
W
15
W
25
W
50
SW
45
SW
45
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offglassoncross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:45AM
1.61
4:04PM
1.10
4:03AM
1.61
5:26PM
1.15
5:17AM
1.63
6:28PM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:57AM
0.42
9:18PM
0.67
11:15AM
0.40
10:42PM
0.66
12:18PM
0.35
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise--7:03-------7:03-------7:03-----
Sunset-----7:00-------6:59-------6:57--
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
light rain
mod rain
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----19---2610352---------
Temp. °C202021252322201916151311131516151413131619201716
Feels °C (?)21202125232319191313988676666912141313
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