Fairy Meadow surf break

Fairy Meadow surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 28 Feb 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
23.8° C
(Which is 1.1°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 5AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (01 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (01 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Sat
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
1.5
E
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
SE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ESE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
ESE
1.3
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)787888888989988988888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)126266131138161157166162136211207247242131207124101119169149153173169147
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:37PM
1.22
7:36AM
1.77
8:23PM
1.31
8:25AM
1.79
9:04PM
1.38
9:09AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:06AM
0.47
2:22PM
0.20
2:00AM
0.39
3:03PM
0.18
2:49AM
0.33
3:40PM
0.18
Sat
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise----6:41-------6:43-------6:43---
Sunset-------7:34-------7:32-------7:30
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-11------111----22------
Temp. °C212121212223242422212121212222211919202021232323
Feels °C (?)222120212324242422222222222323232020222223252426
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