Fairy Meadow surf break

Fairy Meadow surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 04 Apr 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
22.8° 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: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)--
Afternoon (04 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
S
1.2
SSE
1.5
SE
1.8
SE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)666667888888888899999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1881451328418329619318516021121120720220720017717715415015012710310379
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
SE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:52PM
1.64
11:15AM
1.29
11:28PM
1.62
11:56AM
1.20
12:07AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:30PM
0.43
5:21AM
0.41
5:00PM
0.49
6:05AM
0.47
5:31PM
0.57
6:53AM
0.53
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise------7:11-------7:11-------7:11-
Sunset-6:47-------6:46-------6:45------
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---121------------------
Temp. °C171817161717171919181716151515181919181717171825
Feels °C (?)131514141515151716161514131414171617171516161625
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