Fairhaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.47° S 144.10° E

Fairhaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairhaven sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.6° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 5AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (29 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (29 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
4
4
4
4
3
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
15
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2475
2320
2119
1860
1649
1500
1480
1253
1285
1155
1417
1521
1703
1819
1847
1952
2108
1982
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
S
15
S
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:55PM1.39m
12:50PM1.68m
00:47AM1.52m
1:19PM1.74m
Low Tide
6:29PM0.84m
6:11AM0.51m
7:01PM0.69m
6:56AM0.47m
7:30PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
 mm
Temp °C
11
9
8
8
7
10
13
14
12
10
9
9
9
11
13
14
12
9
Feels °C
9
7
6
6
5
9
11
11
10
8
7
8
7
10
10
11
10
8
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