Port Fairy (East Beach) Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Far West of Victoria, Australia)

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Port Fairy (East Beach) Surf Guide

Port Fairy in Far West Coast is an exposed reef and point break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the northwest. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the south. A choice of left and right reefs Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. Rarely crowded here. Beware of rips, rocks, pollution and sharks.

Port Fairy (East Beach) Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef and point	2	fairly consistent	16.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Port Fairy (East Beach):

The best conditions reported for surf at Port Fairy (East Beach) occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Port Fairy (East Beach) (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Port Fairy (East Beach) with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 1% of the time in July while 0% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 99% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

99%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Port Fairy (East Beach) Location Map

Interactive Port Fairy (East Beach) surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Port Fairy is Avalon Airport (AVV) in Australia, which is 179 km (111 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Port Fairy is Melbourne International Airport (MEL), also in Australia, 223 km (139 miles) away.

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Port Fairy (East Beach) Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 10:23 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	cross- off

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Tides at Port Fairy (East Beach)

Current tide and informaton

For Port Fairy (East Beach), 0 km from Port Fairy (East Beach).

Next High Water: 02:43pm | 0.94m

Next Low Water: 09:04pm | 0.47m

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Port Fairy (East Beach) Sea Temperature

The Port Fairy (East Beach) water temperature is rather cool (16.3 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.