Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fairhaven today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 4AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fairhaven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5290 | 5082 | 4242 | 3438 | 2657 | 2316 | 2316 | 3132 | 3172 | 2758 | 2010 | 1956 | 1665 | 1423 | 1304 | 1037 | 1037 | 1109 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:11PM1.58m | 6:42AM1.54m | 5:40PM1.49m | 7:42AM1.46m | 6:16PM1.39m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.37m | 12:13PM0.97m | 00:36AM0.46m | 1:06PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 5290 | 5082 | 4242 | 3438 | 2657 | 2316 | 2316 | 3132 | 3172 | 2758 | 2010 | 1956 | 1665 | 1423 | 1304 | 1037 | 1037 | 1109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | S 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | — | W 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 224 | 40 | 614 | 608 | 891 | 1087 | 522 | 42 | 19 | 18 | 33 | 17 | — | 9 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | — | S 20 | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — |
| kJ | 40 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 37 | 37 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | — | NE 4 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | 3 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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