Fairy Meadow surf break

Fairy Meadow surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
23.9° C
(Which is 1.6°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 8PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)--
Afternoon (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1.1
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
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)88899999991010121312121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1301631672972432382943003003214074829161202128112541313125611131111887739628533
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
ESE
10
E
10
W
15
WNW
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
W
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
onoffoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:21PM
1.21
1:35AM
1.64
2:36PM
1.13
2:45AM
1.61
4:04PM
1.10
4:03AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:57PM
0.54
8:34AM
0.41
8:01PM
0.63
9:57AM
0.42
9:18PM
0.67
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise------7:01-------7:03-------7:03-
Sunset-7:02-------7:01-------7:00------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------3------3225113
Temp. °C242421201919192324232020191919232320201818161513
Feels °C (?)22222020202020242322212120201924232119191714138
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