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Fairy Meadow Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Fairy Meadow surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today?
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 9AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 42 | 44 | 29 | 31 | 19 | 104 | 355 | 841 | 1360 | 1476 | 1007 | 951 | 951 | 1828 | 2216 | 2641 | 2778 | 2612 | 2495 | 1505 | 1415 | 1787 | 2027 | 1886 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:48AM 1.55 | 8:07PM 1.72 | 8:36AM 1.51 | 8:50PM 1.79 | 9:26AM 1.45 | 9:36PM 1.83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:41AM 0.29 | 1:50PM 0.30 | 2:30AM 0.23 | 2:30PM 0.33 | 3:22AM 0.20 | 3:12PM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
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