Fairhaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.47° S 144.10° E

Fairhaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairhaven sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Fairhaven today (26 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 9PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)--
Afternoon (26 Jul)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (26 Jul)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
1
2
2
2
2
!
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1274
1051
703
690
647
659
683
696
756
462
1191
1319
1422
1285
1326
1471
2329
2562
4568
3261
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:09PM1.39m
9:56AM1.49m
8:08PM1.32m
11:08AM1.54m
9:31PM1.28m
Low Tide
2:08PM1.09m
2:22AM0.48m
3:36PM1.12m
3:28AM0.50m
5:09PM1.09m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
4
1
Temp °C
14
15
13
12
12
12
11
12
16
16
13
12
14
13
13
13
14
11
7
7
Feels °C
12
14
12
10
10
10
8
8
12
12
8
6
8
7
7
7
8
5
1
1
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