Fairy Meadow surf break

Fairy Meadow surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
23.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today?

The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 5PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
Period(s) (?)667777666788889999999101212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)686585110110107129136130991271592371942082382382762762833072769311178
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:19PM
1.33
12:35AM
1.66
1:21PM
1.21
1:35AM
1.64
2:36PM
1.13
2:45AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:15AM
0.29
6:06PM
0.45
7:20AM
0.35
6:57PM
0.54
8:34AM
0.41
8:01PM
0.63
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise7:01-------7:01-------7:01-------
Sunset---7:04-------7:02-------7:01----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
331---11----------------
Temp. °C222223232221212021232323212019181923242322212019
Feels °C (?)242324242322222022232221202019182023222223232120
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