Port Fairy, Australia

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Surfing The Passage
The Passage. Photo: Ed Dunens, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Port Fairy

Port Fairy is a town in Victoria, Australia. From Port Fairy you can reach 6 surf spots, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot and 1 sailing spot. The nearest is Port Fairy Yacht Club, a kite, sailing and windsurf spot 0.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 74 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 5 of them campsites. The nearest airport is PTJ, 67 km away.

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Staying in Port Fairy

  • 74 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 5 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: PTJ, 67 km, MGB, 146 km, Melbourne Avalon International Airport (AVV), 199 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Port Fairy.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Port Fairy each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Port Fairy too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Port Fairy: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Golfies - Port Fairy3.9 kmabout 10 min by car3 ft127 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small5 ft553 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, offshore, fair5 ft519 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, offshore, fair6 ft723 kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots, poor9 ft1769 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day8 ft1420 kJwind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day8 ft1334 kJwind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, fair
All readings for Golfies - Port Fairy: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Golfies - Port Fairy, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct16, too small3 ft10 ssoft127kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore25°C
Mon 19Oct40, fair5 ft11 ssoft553kJwind from the north, 11 knots, offshore25°C
Tue 20Oct39, fair5 ft10 ssoft519kJwind from the north, 11 knots, offshore24°C
Wed 21Oct30, poor6 ft11 smushy723kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots17°C
Thu 22Oct68, good9 ft12 ssoft1,769kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore28°C
Fri 23Oct68, good8 ft12 ssoft1,420kJwind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, offshore24°C
Sat 24Oct43, fair8 ft11 ssoft1,334kJwind from the west-south-west, 8 knots16°C
Port Fairy2.2 kmabout 5 min by car3 ft129 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, too small5 ft553 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, offshore, fair5 ft519 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, offshore, fair6 ft723 kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots, poor9 ft1769 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore, good8 ft1420 kJwind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, offshore, good8 ft1334 kJwind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, good, best spot that day
All readings for Port Fairy: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Port Fairy, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct14, too small3 ft10 scrumbling129kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots25°C
Mon 19Oct39, fair5 ft11 ssoft553kJwind from the north, 11 knots, offshore25°C
Tue 20Oct38, fair5 ft10 ssoft519kJwind from the north, 11 knots, offshore24°C
Wed 21Oct29, poor6 ft11 smushy723kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots17°C
Thu 22Oct67, good9 ft12 ssoft1,769kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore28°C
Fri 23Oct66, good8 ft12 ssoft1,420kJwind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, offshore24°C
Sat 24Oct48, good8 ft11 ssoft1,334kJwind from the west-south-west, 8 knots16°C
Bonecrunchers3.6 kmabout 10 min by car3 ft131 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small5 ft572 kJwind from the north, 12 knots, offshore, fair5 ft519 kJwind from the north, 13 knots, offshore, fair6 ft746 kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots, poor9 ft1839 kJwind from the north, 12 knots, offshore, good7 ft1147 kJwind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, offshore, good8 ft1356 kJwind from the west, 10 knots, poor
All readings for Bonecrunchers: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Bonecrunchers, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct18, too small3 ft10 scrumbling131kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore21°C
Mon 19Oct44, fair5 ft11 ssoft572kJwind from the north, 12 knots, offshore22°C
Tue 20Oct41, fair5 ft10 ssoft519kJwind from the north, 13 knots, offshore21°C
Wed 21Oct28, poor6 ft11 smushy746kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct58, good9 ft12 ssoft1,839kJwind from the north, 12 knots, offshore23°C
Fri 23Oct65, good7 ft11 ssoft1,147kJwind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, offshore22°C
Sat 24Oct21, poor8 ft11 smushy1,356kJwind from the west, 10 knots15°C
The Passage1.1 kmabout 5 min by car3 ft131 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small5 ft572 kJwind from the north, 12 knots, offshore, fair5 ft519 kJwind from the north, 13 knots, offshore, fair6 ft746 kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots, poor9 ft1839 kJwind from the north, 12 knots, offshore, good7 ft1147 kJwind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, offshore, good8 ft1356 kJwind from the west, 10 knots, poor
All readings for The Passage: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at The Passage, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct18, too small3 ft10 shollow131kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore21°C
Mon 19Oct44, fair5 ft11 shollow572kJwind from the north, 12 knots, offshore22°C
Tue 20Oct41, fair5 ft10 scrumbling519kJwind from the north, 13 knots, offshore21°C
Wed 21Oct28, poor6 ft11 smushy746kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct58, good9 ft12 scrumbling1,839kJwind from the north, 12 knots, offshore23°C
Fri 23Oct65, good7 ft11 scrumbling1,147kJwind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, offshore22°C
Sat 24Oct21, poor8 ft11 smushy1,356kJwind from the west, 10 knots15°C
The Lighthouse1.7 kmabout 5 min by car3 ft129 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small5 ft553 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, offshore, fair5 ft519 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, offshore, fair6 ft723 kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots, poor9 ft1769 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore, good7 ft1279 kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore, good8 ft1334 kJwind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, fair
All readings for The Lighthouse: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at The Lighthouse, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct17, too small3 ft10 s129kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore25°C
Mon 19Oct41, fair5 ft11 s553kJwind from the north, 11 knots, offshore25°C
Tue 20Oct40, fair5 ft10 s519kJwind from the north, 11 knots, offshore24°C
Wed 21Oct31, poor6 ft11 s723kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots17°C
Thu 22Oct56, good9 ft12 s1,769kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore28°C
Fri 23Oct64, good7 ft11 s1,279kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore24°C
Sat 24Oct41, fair8 ft11 s1,334kJwind from the west-south-west, 8 knots16°C
The Moat19.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Warrnambool, 3 km3 ft127 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small5 ft505 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore, fair5 ft504 kJwind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, offshore, fair6 ft644 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, too small8 ft1590 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore, good7 ft1256 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore, good8 ft1243 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, poor
All readings for The Moat: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at The Moat, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct20, too small3 ft10 scrumbling127kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore21°C
Mon 19Oct43, fair5 ft11 scrumbling505kJwind from the north, 10 knots, offshore22°C
Tue 20Oct47, fair5 ft10 scrumbling504kJwind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, offshore20°C
Wed 21Oct31, too small6 ft10 smushy644kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct58, good8 ft11 scrumbling1,590kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore23°C
Fri 23Oct62, good7 ft11 scrumbling1,256kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore22°C
Sat 24Oct22, poor8 ft11 smushy1,243kJwind from the west, 11 knots16°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Port Fairy, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

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Places to eat near Port Fairy

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits