Fairy Meadow 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.47° S 150.90° E

Issued: 10 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fairy Meadow sea temperature is

19.8°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 3PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	4s
Evening (02 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 2						Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 9	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	SSE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	36	34	27	76	102	256	188	78	109	62	77	253	180	120	199	178	202	141	85	56	54	56	49	23
Wind (km/h)	NW	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	WNW	NW	NNW	NE	NE	ENE	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SE	SE	ENE	N	NW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off
High Tide				3:05PM1.57m				4:29AM1.16m				4:17PM1.52m					5:29AM1.25m				5:24PM1.49m
Low Tide		8:31AM0.63m				10:11PM0.31m				9:54AM0.61m					11:11PM0.31m				11:10AM0.55m				00:01AM0.31m


	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52
	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:27	—	—	—	7:28
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	3	3	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	21	22	20	19	18	18	18	19	22	20	20	19	18	17	16	17	20	19	20	18	17	20	18
Feels °C	19	19	17	17	18	18	19	18	19	20	20	22	19	15	14	13	15	19	18	19	18	16	16	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 9	S 9	S 9	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 8	S 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 7	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7
kJ	36	34	27	25	39	112	82	78	62	62	5	5	180	120	77	62	150	104	85	51	54	56	49	23
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 5	SSE 9	S 6	S 6	E 13	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 16	SE 13	S 8	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 5
kJ	9	29	5	2	3	25	25	14	13	12	5	7	5	7	7	7	57	57	57	56	35	24	15	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 5	E 13	—	—	E 13	S 14	S 15	SE 14	S 16	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	S 11	—	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	NE 8	NE 7
kJ	31	5	3	—	—	3	4	4	8	5	7	7	7	3	—	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	2	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ENE 4	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	ENE 6	—	ENE 6	NE 7	S 4	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3
kJ	—	—	23	76	102	256	188	—	109	—	77	253	1	60	199	178	202	141	—	—	—	—	—	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Towradgi NSW - Illawarra	Long Reef Bombie NSW - Sydney North Coast	Right Point (Cat Bay) VIC - Phillip Island	Sandy Point VIC - East Coast	Little Austi and Main Beach NSW - Illawarra	Port Kembla Beach NSW - Illawarra	Towradgi NSW - Illawarra	Towradgi NSW - Illawarra	Towradgi NSW - Illawarra	Aussie pipe NSW - South Coast	Seven Mile Beach NSW - Illawarra	Port Kembla Beach NSW - Illawarra	Towradgi NSW - Illawarra	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	Oilies NSW - Illawarra	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	Seven Mile Beach NSW - Illawarra	Port Kembla Beach NSW - Illawarra	Towradgi NSW - Illawarra	Towradgi NSW - Illawarra	Towradgi NSW - Illawarra
Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	89	683	646	19	3	0	0	0	81	34	3	0	6	6	6	2	6	6	34	3	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra	Boneyard				Little Austi and Main Beach	Bulli Beach	Boneyard	Boneyard	Boneyard		Gerroa (7 Mile Beach)	Boneyard	Marley	Werri Point	Wollongong North Beach	Sandon Point	Boneyard	Werri Point	Peggys	Black Point	Boneyard	Boneyard	Headlands	Headlands
Rating (10 max)	1				1	2	2	1	1		1	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Cat Bay (Shelly Beach) VIC - Phillip Island	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Bullies SA - East Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	4	4	1
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Benkunqut Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Ghost Tree United States	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Baterias Peru	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4

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