Fairy Meadow 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.47° S 150.90° E

Issued: 3 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fairy Meadow sea temperature is

18.2°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 (27 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 11AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	7s
Afternoon (27 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	8s
Evening (27 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).
	Sunday 27								Monday 28								Tuesday 29
	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	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 8	S 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	387	367	294	403	400	475	465	422	361	323	202	217	179	161	180	201	201	240	197	184	176	138	108	151
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E	NE	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide				8:15AM1.48m				8:29PM1.52m				8:51AM1.55m				9:11PM1.46m				9:30AM1.60m				9:57PM1.37m
Low Tide		2:06AM0.19m				2:20PM0.23m				2:39AM0.21m				3:04PM0.20m				3:13AM0.25m				3:53PM0.21m


	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—
mm	—	—	1	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	13	12	11	11	12	16	17	18	14	13
Feels °C	9	8	9	8	9	11	10	10	11	11	11	12	11	12	11	10	9	9	10	13	11	12	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	74	59	60	48	39	28	465	422	361	323	202	217	179	161	180	201	201	240	197	184	176	138	108	84
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ESE 6	NE 7	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	S 21	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	5	25	20	20	13	37	14	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	8	26	108	151
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 17	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	NE 7	—	—	—	S 14	—	—	—	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 21	SSE 20	NE 9	NE 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	25	44	42	14	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	26	25	35	38	20	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 8	S 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	—	—	—	E 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 9	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 5
kJ	387	367	294	403	400	475	—	—	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	53	17	28	28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Wollongong North Beach NSW - Illawarra	Cronulla Point NSW - Sydney South Coast	Boat Ramp NSW - Newcastle	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Sandon Point NSW - Illawarra	Sandon Point NSW - Illawarra	Kiama Pool NSW - Illawarra	Kiama Pool NSW - Illawarra	Wollongong North Beach NSW - Illawarra	Cronulla Point NSW - Sydney South Coast	Aussie pipe NSW - South Coast	Aussie pipe NSW - South Coast	Aussie pipe NSW - South Coast	The Bombie NSW - Illawarra	Towradgi NSW - Illawarra	Towradgi NSW - Illawarra	Towradgi NSW - Illawarra	Towradgi NSW - Illawarra	The Bombie NSW - Illawarra	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Box Head NSW - Newcastle	Rennies Beach NSW - South Coast	Towradgi NSW - Illawarra
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	31	6	52	147	31	12	12	22	22	6	52	81	81	81	11	0	0	0	0	11	111	111	107	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra	Werri Point	Wollongong North Beach			Werri Point	Sandon Point	Sandon Point	Werri Point	Werri Point	Sandon Point					Black Point	Boneyard	Boneyard	Boneyard	Boneyard	Marley				Mystics
Rating (10 max)	1	1			3	3	3	2	2	2					2	2	2	2	2	2				2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Deepdene WA - Margaret River	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Cyclops WA - Far South	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Mystics NSW - Illawarra
Rating (10 max)	3	2	5	4	4	4	4	2	5	4	5	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Bondo Kodi Indonesia	Bondo Kodi Indonesia	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Addington (South Beach) South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Fox River New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	7	6	9	8

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