Fairy Meadow surf break

Fairy Meadow surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 16 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
22.2° 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: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (17 Apr)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
!
!
4
3
2
3
!
!
!
!
3
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
S
1.8
SSE
2.4
SSE
3
S
3
S
2.2
S
2
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)888888810791010101111121111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)69684244293130982998221490158410819341604194726122956277825211689147915371602
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:27PM
1.62
7:48AM
1.55
8:07PM
1.72
8:36AM
1.51
8:50PM
1.79
9:26AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:41AM
0.29
1:50PM
0.30
2:30AM
0.23
2:30PM
0.33
3:22AM
0.20
3:12PM
0.38
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:20-------6:20-------6:20---
Sunset-------5:30-------5:30-------5:29
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------32--------------
Temp. °C222120191823262416151413121517161514131212161817
Feels °C (?)1917171615192320121211101014131111101099131412
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