Fairy Meadow surf break

Fairy Meadow surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 23 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
23.7° C
(Which is 1.3°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 6AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (24 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
3
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
Period(s) (?)77767788899999991010131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11011186847379107137167297243238294300300314407573127917131687163115351292
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
5
W
10
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:35AM
1.66
1:21PM
1.21
1:35AM
1.64
2:36PM
1.13
2:45AM
1.61
4:04PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:06PM
0.45
7:20AM
0.35
6:57PM
0.54
8:34AM
0.41
8:01PM
0.63
9:57AM
0.42
Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----7:01-------7:01-------7:03---
Sunset-------7:02-------7:01-------7:00
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C222121202023232321201918182224232121201920252723
Feels °C (?)232222212124222120202018182223232222212021252621
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