Fairy Meadow surf break

Fairy Meadow surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 08 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
22.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today?

The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 1AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)81010910999991514141414131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9072908192818379813884120160229217204201198178178178135178181
Wind
(km/h)
0
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
SW
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:37AM
1.48
1:47PM
1.03
1:33AM
1.45
3:05PM
1.05
2:35AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:48PM
0.74
7:49AM
0.60
6:44PM
0.80
8:54AM
0.59
7:55PM
0.83
9:53AM
0.55
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise----6:13-------6:13-------6:15---
Sunset-------5:40-------5:39-------5:38
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201918181924262522212021212630302724221816192222
Feels °C (?)221917171723232322212020202428292622191212131616
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