Fairy Meadow surf break

Fairy Meadow surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 18 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
22.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today?

The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 10PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
!
!
!
!
4
3
1
!
!
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
S
2.4
SSE
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)111111111212111111121212121212121212121111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1633136330233255329928841815171815931963210219931855182417471747156815411787154611441016997899
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:50PM
1.79
9:26AM
1.45
9:36PM
1.83
10:19AM
1.36
10:26PM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:30PM
0.33
3:22AM
0.20
3:12PM
0.38
4:16AM
0.22
3:56PM
0.46
5:15AM
0.26
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise------6:20-------6:22-------6:22-
Sunset-5:30-------5:29-------5:27------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171715141313121617161514141413181919171614161617
Feels °C (?)13121110101091313121211121211151516141311121214
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