Fairy Meadow surf break

Fairy Meadow surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 05 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
22.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today?

The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 11AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.3
ESE
1
E
0.9
E
1.2
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.8
SE
Period(s) (?)10788888988899999999999109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)192156193160163211142127207205205181181185153153991011017878786797
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
5
SE
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:15AM
1.29
10:28PM
1.62
10:56AM
1.20
11:07PM
1.58
11:41AM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:21AM
0.41
4:00PM
0.49
5:05AM
0.47
4:31PM
0.57
5:53AM
0.53
5:06PM
0.66
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise--6:11-------6:11-------6:11-----
Sunset-----5:46-------5:45-------5:44--
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
111---------------------
Temp. °C171617181918171716161618201919181718182426272322
Feels °C (?)151415161616161715151618181818171516172326272221
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