Fairy Meadow Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.47° S 150.90° E

Fairy Meadow 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairy Meadow sea temperature is
17.9°C
0.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 3AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (28 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
9
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
263
215
285
631
597
511
464
446
378
305
261
299
236
290
211
211
173
157
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:39PM1.65m
8:18AM1.29m
8:16PM1.66m
8:51AM1.35m
8:54PM1.63m
Low Tide
2:17AM0.20m
1:58PM0.37m
2:48AM0.18m
2:38PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
11
14
16
15
14
13
13
12
12
15
16
15
13
12
Feels °C
13
11
10
9
8
12
12
11
13
11
11
10
10
13
14
14
13
11
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