Fairy Meadow surf break

Fairy Meadow surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 13 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
22.6° 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: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (13 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.7
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)1414151515141414111110101010109910101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9151026111411291070915797659670804730630490369267212217179183183183175168138
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
ESE
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
0
S
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:34AM
1.47
5:36PM
1.28
5:25AM
1.51
6:12PM
1.39
6:14AM
1.54
6:49PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:18PM
0.73
11:22AM
0.43
11:14PM
0.63
11:59AM
0.37
12:05AM
0.50
12:36PM
0.33
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise--6:16-------6:18-------6:18-----
Sunset-----5:36-------5:35-------5:34--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131212172120181615141419202118161516152023221918
Feels °C (?)889141818171312121218171816131212121720212017
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