Fairhaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.47° S 144.10° E

Fairhaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairhaven sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.7° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 9PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
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)
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3253
3001
2453
2111
1888
1704
1559
1273
1144
1011
841
640
512
444
341
335
255
226
199
252
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
S
0
S
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
N
5
E
0
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:37AM1.72m
2:29PM2.02m
2:36AM1.76m
3:08PM2.00m
Low Tide
7:56PM0.56m
7:55AM0.13m
8:43PM0.41m
8:44AM0.22m
9:26PM0.30m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
10
10
10
10
10
10
13
13
11
11
11
11
10
11
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
12
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
12
11
10
9
8
8
6
8
11
12
11
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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