Fairy Meadow surf break

Fairy Meadow surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 19 May 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
20.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today?

The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 9PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)--
Afternoon (19 May)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (19 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
3
3
!
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1
1
0
2
2
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.2
S
10
1.7
S
10
2.3
S
10
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
9
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
7
1.2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1018
1221
943
836
754
686
1185
1184
1099
878
875
550
958
1279
1219
710
663
521
460
437
427
336
294
239
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
WSW
10
W
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:17AM1.31m
10:15PM1.93m
11:17AM1.27m
11:10PM1.87m
12:20PM1.24m
00:09AM1.78m
Low Tide
3:40PM0.52m
5:13AM0.23m
4:35PM0.59m
6:13AM0.27m
5:36PM0.65m
7:12AM0.32m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
4:59
4:59
4:58
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
14
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
12
15
17
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
13
14
14
12
10
10
12
11
11
11
11
10
8
7
10
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.8
S
10
2.2
S
9
2.3
S
9
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.2
E
9
Energy kJ
1018
1221
943
470
454
425
758
830
731
601
602
550
602
848
885
250
204
204
204
200
163
151
115
239
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSE
14
Energy kJ
819
754
679
511
441
443
443
377
318
318
255
255
6
4
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.3
SSW
8
Energy kJ
17
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.9
SSW
6
1.5
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.2
S
10
2.3
S
10
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
9
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
Energy kJ
9
50
222
836
733
686
1185
1184
1099
878
875
958
1279
1219
710
663
521
460
437
427
336
294
199
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
6
2
0
0
0
0
0
6
31
0
0
6
6
6
22
31
6
6
6
6
6
0
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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