Fairy Meadow surf break

Fairy Meadow surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 09 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
22.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today?

The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 7AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)109109999915141414141313131313131313131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)908192818379793884120160229217204201198178178178135178171247336
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
SSW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
5
WNW
5
SW
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:37AM
1.48
1:47PM
1.03
1:33AM
1.45
3:05PM
1.05
2:35AM
1.43
4:11PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:49AM
0.60
6:44PM
0.80
8:54AM
0.59
7:55PM
0.83
9:53AM
0.55
9:11PM
0.81
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise--6:13-------6:13-------6:15-----
Sunset-----5:40-------5:39-------5:38--
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181819242725222120212225282826232219161922221815
Feels °C (?)16161722242321212020222326262623191411131616117
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