Fairhaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.47° S 144.10° E

Fairhaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairhaven sea temperature is
14.6° C
1.0° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 5PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)18s
Afternoon (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (08 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
19
1.9
SW
18
2.5
SW
18
2.5
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.9
SW
17
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2060
2319
3948
3639
3016
2445
2087
1919
1634
1399
1204
1108
998
2068
1978
1904
1628
1343
1271
1155
1045
947
834
701
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
10
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
NE
0
NNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
10
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:43AM1.58m
4:41PM1.76m
5:31AM1.62m
5:12PM1.71m
6:25AM1.66m
5:47PM1.66m
Low Tide
10:33AM0.59m
11:11PM0.37m
11:16AM0.70m
11:48PM0.28m
12:06PM0.82m
00:34AM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
10
10
9
10
10
9
9
9
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
10
13
15
11
10
9
10
Feels °C
7
7
8
8
7
9
9
8
8
7
10
10
9
8
7
6
6
7
10
12
8
6
5
6
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