Fairy Meadow Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.47° S 150.90° E

Fairy Meadow 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairy Meadow sea temperature is
18.6°C
0.9° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 8AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (23 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (23 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu morning).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
19
1.6
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
2
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.3
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
2
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
201
190
128
113
241
200
373
432
365
268
198
130
188
181
189
323
309
255
206
135
158
341
421
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
0
WSW
5
W
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
off
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:04AM1.14m
5:48PM1.49m
6:37AM1.23m
6:29PM1.53m
7:09AM1.32m
7:09PM1.55m
Low Tide
11:57PM0.38m
11:30AM0.58m
00:30AM0.30m
12:15PM0.48m
1:02AM0.24m
12:57PM0.38m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
3
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
19
21
19
16
16
16
15
17
24
25
24
21
22
Feels °C
13
13
17
17
17
16
18
16
16
16
16
17
16
15
14
15
15
14
16
22
21
21
19
21
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