Fairy Meadow surf break

Fairy Meadow surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 14 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
22.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today?

The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 11PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)--
Afternoon (14 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)10109910101010109999910999888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)49042328124022623123126222021717316913814718817312796716949473032
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
SW
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
0
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:12PM
1.39
6:14AM
1.54
6:49PM
1.50
7:01AM
1.56
7:27PM
1.62
7:48AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:59AM
0.37
12:05AM
0.50
12:36PM
0.33
12:53AM
0.39
1:13PM
0.30
1:41AM
0.29
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------6:18-------6:18-------6:20-
Sunset-5:35-------5:34-------5:31------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202018171515152022211818171515212525222019191924
Feels °C (?)171817161313121820201819171313192223201716161621
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