Fairy Meadow Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.47° S 150.90° E

Fairy Meadow 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairy Meadow sea temperature is
18.2°C
0.6° 

Fairy Meadow surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 3PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (16 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (16 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
S
10
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2290
1700
1747
1643
1975
2507
2291
2320
1854
940
724
572
505
417
363
315
337
289
295
216
180
139
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
5
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:29AM1.45m
11:49PM1.08m
12:14PM1.41m
00:41AM0.99m
1:06PM1.37m
Low Tide
4:58AM0.45m
6:04PM0.50m
5:31AM0.54m
7:04PM0.57m
6:10AM0.62m
8:16PM0.61m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
9
12
14
14
13
13
11
9
9
13
15
14
12
11
11
11
11
16
18
19
20
18
Feels °C
2
4
6
5
5
5
4
3
4
9
12
11
11
8
8
8
8
14
15
15
17
14
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