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Fairy Meadow Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Fairy Meadow surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fairy Meadow today?
The current surf forecast for Fairy Meadow at 2AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 2.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fairy Meadow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | |
856 | 1131 | 1238 | 1019 | 1468 | 866 | 678 | 548 | 416 | 365 | 345 | 294 | 272 | 289 | 237 | 614 | 725 | 908 | 978 | 884 | 450 | 1000 | 1082 | 1175 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:10PM1.87m | 12:20PM1.24m | 00:09AM1.78m | 1:26PM1.24m | 1:10AM1.68m | 2:31PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35PM0.59m | 6:13AM0.27m | 5:36PM0.65m | 7:12AM0.32m | 6:44PM0.70m | 8:11AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | S 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
 kJ | 589 | 614 | 826 | 255 | 997 | 260 | 212 | 208 | 208 | 204 | 158 | 154 | 117 | 113 | 140 | 11 | 39 | 908 | 978 | 884 | 450 | 1000 | 1082 | 1175 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 15 | S 12 | S 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | E 11 | S 14 | S 21 | S 20 |
| kJ | 377 | 324 | 314 | — | 260 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 33 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 375 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | S 22 | S 14 | S 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 10 | 4 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 856 | 1131 | 1238 | 1019 | 1468 | 866 | 678 | 548 | 416 | 365 | 345 | 294 | 272 | 289 | 237 | 614 | 725 | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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