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Fairy Meadow surf break

Fairy Meadow surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 13 Jan 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
22.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today?

The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 1PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
E
0.7
SSE
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.7
NE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.8
E
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
2
NE
1.8
NE
Period(s) (?)771077888888855781010667777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9274100117147196691651319912347357338179392649147212262363327
Wind
(km/h)
0
NW
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:04AM
1.38
5:11PM
1.00
5:55AM
1.45
6:18PM
1.00
6:41AM
1.53
7:17PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:53AM
0.66
10:52PM
0.58
12:53PM
0.59
11:43PM
0.58
1:41PM
0.51
12:34AM
0.57
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise5:56-------5:56-------5:58-------
Sunset----8:12-------8:10-------8:10---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202424232221202021232321212020202021222222212121
Feels °C (?)222422222222202121212120202020202021222220202124
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