Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairhaven today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 4AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fairhaven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1130 | 2093 | 2193 | 2580 | 3263 | 5471 | 5140 | 4523 | 6708 | 9872 | 10637 | 8603 | 11400 | 11669 | 8603 | 7950 | 5737 | 6129 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:16PM1.50m | 10:49AM1.69m | 9:54PM1.48m | 11:52AM1.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27AM0.25m | 4:43PM0.98m | 4:47AM0.25m | 5:55PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1130 | 2093 | 2193 | 2580 | 3263 | 4467 | 3745 | 4523 | 5264 | 5522 | 6368 | 6534 | 6618 | 6877 | 6534 | 5965 | 5737 | 6129 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SE 17 | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 528 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 825 | 10 | 10 | — | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 76 | 129 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | SSE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5471 | 5140 | 1563 | 6708 | 9872 | 10637 | 8603 | 11400 | 11669 | 8603 | 7950 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 536 | 13 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
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