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Fairy Meadow Beach

New South Wales, Australia

Fairy Meadow Beach 5 photos

  • North Beach, Wollongong, December 2025 01

    North Beach, Wollongong, December 2025 01. DaHuzyBru, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Fairy Meadow - panoramio (1)

    Fairy Meadow - panoramio (1). Maurice van Creij, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Fairy Meadow - panoramio (2)

    Fairy Meadow - panoramio (2). Maurice van Creij, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Fairy Meadow NSW 2519, Australia - panoramio

    Fairy Meadow NSW 2519, Australia - panoramio. Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Fairymeadow trainstation

    Fairymeadow trainstation. Swilsonalfa, Public domain. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:16 pm
7 am
3.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
8 am
2.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.8
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.7
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
Now
3.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.4
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.6
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
4.1
28 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
5.1
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than Fairy Meadow Beach right now.

6.9Good

North Beach 1.7 km1.1 mi south-west

Scores 6.9 right now, 3.7 points above Fairy Meadow Beach.

See North Beach today

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
19°C67°F
Water
18°C64°F
Wind
2415 km/hmph NE
Gusts
3019 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
7 high
Tide
rising
Rain
90%
Sunset
7:16 pm
Today
3.4Poor7 am128
2.9Poor8 am1610
3.2Poor9 am128
3.2Poor10 am149
3.0Poor11 am1912
2.8Poor12 pm2214
2.7Poor1 pm2516
2.7Poor2 pm2314
3.2PoorNow2415
3.4Poor4 pm2717
3.6Poor5 pm3019
4.1Fair6 pm2818
5.1Fair7 pm2516
Sat
6.5Good7 am74
7.7Great8 am53
8.0Great9 am21
8.1Great10 am85
8.0Great11 am149
7.7Great12 pm1811
7.7Great1 pm1811
7.5Great2 pm1811
7.4Great3 pm1912
7.7Great4 pm2012
7.8Great5 pm2013
7.9Great6 pm1811
8.1Great7 pm159
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 1 am, -0.5 m. High at 7 am, 0.7 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.4 mHigh 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 1 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • High 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun8.3 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 39%
  • Mon6.0 GoodBest 3 pm to 5 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 43%
  • Tue6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 35%
  • Wed7.4 GreatBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu7.8 GreatBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 9%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 440 m0.3 mi awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms490 m0.3 mi away
  • Showers450 m0.3 mi away
  • Playground480 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
840 m0.5 miSquires Way before Elliotts Rd
Nearest town
3.2 km2 miWollongong (city)
Nearest airport
21 km13 miShellharbour Airport (WOL)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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