Fairhaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.47° S 144.10° E

Fairhaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 20 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 6PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
3
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
691
683
641
496
489
437
576
869
1095
1144
946
932
587
433
527
527
330
522
540
1034
1488
1973
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:44PM1.96m
4:20AM1.76m
4:19PM1.88m
5:07AM1.72m
4:51PM1.79m
Low Tide
9:30AM0.35m
10:07PM0.24m
10:13AM0.48m
10:47PM0.22m
10:55AM0.63m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
8
8
12
14
12
11
10
10
10
11
14
14
12
11
11
11
10
11
14
12
10
9
Feels °C
3
4
8
11
9
8
6
6
7
7
11
11
9
7
7
6
5
6
9
8
6
5
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