Fairy Meadow surf break

Fairy Meadow surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 03 May 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
21.8° 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 4AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (04 May)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (04 May)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1125
782
890
1229
717
644
644
657
671
671
680
694
672
724
657
657
669
681
640
545
535
525
441
424
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
W
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
N
15
NE
25
NE
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:20PM1.75m
9:55AM1.23m
9:58PM1.72m
10:41AM1.18m
10:36PM1.68m
11:31AM1.14m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.42m
3:22PM0.58m
4:49AM0.45m
3:59PM0.65m
5:35AM0.48m
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
6:33
6:35
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5:12
5:10
5:09
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
18
17
17
17
18
20
18
17
17
15
15
20
22
22
18
15
14
14
14
18
20
21
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
19
17
17
15
12
12
16
19
19
15
12
11
12
12
17
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
10
2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
10
Energy kJ
741
608
713
717
717
644
644
657
671
671
680
694
672
724
657
657
669
681
640
545
535
525
441
424
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
S
17
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
30
30
50
58
68
53
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.3
S
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
5
49
26
21
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
ENE
10
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
NE
2
Energy kJ
1125
782
890
1229
3
5
5
4
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
107
96
4
0
0
4
11
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
81
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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