Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairhaven today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 5AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fairhaven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1154 | 1346 | 1787 | 2085 | 2061 | 1528 | 1155 | 1417 | 1120 | 940 | 940 | 259 | 285 | 243 | 565 | 215 | 406 | 590 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:14PM1.30m | 10:33AM1.46m | 8:59PM1.24m | 11:35AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM0.59m | 4:37PM1.10m | 4:07AM0.59m | 5:48PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1154 | 1346 | 1787 | 1688 | 1572 | 1528 | 1155 | 1137 | 1120 | 940 | 940 | 259 | 285 | 243 | 565 | 128 | 406 | 590 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 447 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 161 | 42 | 251 | 210 | 170 | 33 | 215 | 90 | 392 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | SW 24 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 22 | WSW 10 | WSW 20 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 22 | 228 | 203 | 134 | 119 | 54 | 264 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 20 | 77 | 2085 | 2061 | — | — | 1417 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 72 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 90 | 90 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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