Fairhaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.47° S 144.10° E

Fairhaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fairhaven sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.6° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 3AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (14 Aug)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (14 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
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4
4
4
4
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6050
6544
6628
6208
7950
5427
5357
5288
5658
5436
4940
4351
4157
3788
3661
3444
3026
2680
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
S
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:24PM1.55m
12:42PM1.84m
00:37AM1.67m
1:25PM1.90m
Low Tide
5:55PM0.82m
5:56AM0.25m
6:50PM0.62m
6:55AM0.25m
7:37PM0.44m
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7:11
7:09
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5:45
5:45
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Temp °C
14
13
13
11
11
12
14
14
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
12
9
10
8
8
9
11
10
9
9
8
9
9
10
10
10
9
10
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