Fairhaven Beach is the long, exposed Great Ocean Road surf beach between Aireys Inlet and Eastern View, where shifting sandbar peaks can line up lefts and rights across a huge open stretch. It is a beach you surf by reading the banks and respecting the rips, not by chasing a single fixed point. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Fairhaven Beach in Victoria.
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North winds clean it up, southwest swell gives the most reliable energy, and the best banks move along the beach fast; the middle of the ebb usually sharpens the sandbars, while the beach still works across the full tide window.
East-setting currents and rips can drag you if you drift off the main peaks.
Park in the roadside pull-offs and walk down the stairs.
Summer crowds build around the better sections, but the beach is broad enough to spread out.
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