Fairhaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.47° S 144.10° E

Fairhaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairhaven sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.5° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 8PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
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)
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
18
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
553
620
661
985
1254
1323
1547
1860
1788
1576
1220
988
2191
1869
1737
1571
1532
1436
1124
1109
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:10PM1.79m
5:11AM1.78m
4:41PM1.75m
6:00AM1.76m
5:17PM1.71m
Low Tide
10:39PM0.17m
10:57AM0.70m
11:18PM0.13m
11:41AM0.82m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
11
11
9
8
8
10
13
14
12
12
12
11
10
12
15
13
12
13
Feels °C
10
7
7
8
6
5
5
7
11
12
10
10
9
8
7
8
10
9
9
9
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