Fairhaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.47° S 144.10° E

Fairhaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fairhaven sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.4° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 7AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (08 Aug)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (08 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
1
3
2
4
3
3
3
5
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.3
SW
20
1.4
SW
19
2.1
SW
19
2.1
SW
19
2.5
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2191
1994
1737
1715
1532
1455
1237
1109
1016
988
788
607
517
406
929
1255
1299
1445
3276
3140
4137
2688
2269
1829
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NE
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:00AM1.76m
5:17PM1.71m
6:59AM1.71m
6:00PM1.64m
8:10AM1.66m
6:57PM1.57m
Low Tide
11:18PM0.13m
11:41AM0.82m
00:04AM0.12m
12:33PM0.94m
1:00AM0.16m
1:41PM1.03m
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7:18
7:16
7:16
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5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
3
4
5
4
5
14
6
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
16
15
14
11
12
11
10
10
11
12
13
11
11
8
8
8
10
13
13
12
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
12
10
9
8
8
6
5
3
5
6
9
7
8
2
3
3
7
7
8
8
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