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Fairy Meadow Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Fairy Meadow surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 04 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
21.6° C
(Which is 1.0°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 5AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
742 | 671 | 680 | 680 | 721 | 711 | 645 | 645 | 629 | 555 | 545 | 535 | 535 | 452 | 443 | 426 | 418 | 410 | 346 | 346 | 296 | 245 | 240 | 196 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 9:58PM1.72m | 10:41AM1.18m | 10:36PM1.68m | 11:31AM1.14m | 11:18PM1.63m | 12:27PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49AM0.45m | 3:59PM0.65m | 5:35AM0.48m | 4:38PM0.72m | 6:24AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 742 | 671 | 680 | 680 | 721 | 711 | 645 | 645 | 629 | 555 | 545 | 535 | 535 | 452 | 443 | 426 | 418 | 410 | 346 | 346 | 296 | 245 | 240 | 196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 5 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 73 | 54 | 46 | 32 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 17 | — | — | S 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 8 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | 9 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 8 | 2 | 12 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 102 |
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