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Fairhaven, Australia

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Fairhaven. Photo: Tom Reynolds from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Fairhaven

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SE (156°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (336°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 40). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 13°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 3 good days in 7; in December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Fairhaven, 1.1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 3 wind sports spots.

Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 30 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Melbourne Airport (MEL), changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

    See flights MDW → MEL · Skyscanner from about £855 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 10 from the airport to Fairhaven.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Fairhaven · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Fairhaven · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct151 ft9 scrumbling31kJ19°C
Mon 19Oct352 ft11 scrumbling118kJ22°C
Tue 20Oct412 ft10 scrumbling117kJ22°C
Wed 21Oct332 ft9 scrumbling81kJ21°C
Thu 22Oct534 ft12 scrumbling494kJ22°C
Fri 23Oct694 ft12 scrumbling355kJ25°C
Sat 24Oct544 ft11 scrumbling354kJ22°C
Sun 25Oct343 ft10 scrumbling173kJ13°C
Mon 26Oct465 ft8 smushy257kJ13°C
Tue 27Oct384 ft9 scrumbling255kJ15°C
Wed 28Oct0––––

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to MEL, changing at LAX, then 2h 10 by road. About 30h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Fairhaven

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 2 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Sunnymead

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Fairhaven

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Fairhaven

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Fairhaven

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to MEL, changing at LAX, then 2h 10 by road. About 30h door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Fairhaven each day: Fairhaven, Sunnymead.

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Rough cost

About £1,590–£3,050 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to MEL, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£855–£1,780
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£110–£180
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£240–£395
Food7 days eating out£245–£455
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£105–£175
Total£1,590–£3,050

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Fairhaven

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

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