Fairhaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.47° S 144.10° E

Fairhaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairhaven sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.1° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 4PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (05 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Evening (05 Oct)7ft (2.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
0
0
0
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3
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2865
2668
2668
2325
2266
2354
2087
1953
2242
3905
5898
6094
7095
5497
5224
4881
4881
4746
4606
4328
4357
3817
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
0
ENE
5
SE
5
S
5
S
5
NW
10
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:19AM1.83m
5:49PM1.65m
7:13AM1.70m
6:47PM1.54m
8:17AM1.59m
8:07PM1.44m
Low Tide
12:12PM0.75m
00:25AM0.24m
1:08PM0.82m
1:26AM0.42m
2:21PM0.85m
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Temp °C
9
13
14
14
12
10
10
10
11
12
14
13
12
11
11
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
7
11
12
12
11
8
7
5
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
7
7
8
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