Fairy Meadow Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.47° S 150.90° E

Fairy Meadow 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairy Meadow sea temperature is
17.9° C
0.6° 

Fairy Meadow surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 12AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
13
0.9
E
7
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
1
E
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
68
62
62
62
59
57
61
55
87
102
97
86
82
78
192
113
77
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:37PM1.33m
12:15PM1.38m
00:20AM1.18m
1:03PM1.37m
Low Tide
5:36PM0.46m
5:50AM0.41m
6:31PM0.55m
6:24AM0.50m
7:34PM0.62m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
14
14
13
13
12
15
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
10
13
13
13
12
12
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