Fairy Meadow surf break

Fairy Meadow surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 15 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
23.4° 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 11PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)--
Afternoon (15 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (15 Mar)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.2
NE
1.4
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
ENE
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)142017161615141311666777777776666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)823954333803572341201198988139306287240109837559474010911810271
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
S
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:18PM
1.17
7:04AM
1.56
7:53PM
1.26
7:47AM
1.62
8:27PM
1.36
8:29AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:14PM
0.42
12:42AM
0.61
1:48PM
0.34
1:29AM
0.50
2:22PM
0.27
2:13AM
0.40
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise------6:54-------6:56-------6:56-
Sunset-7:15-------7:14-------7:13------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------1211
Temp. °C252421201918192325252221212123272725222020192020
Feels °C (?)212019201918202222222121212122262624211920182020
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