Fairhaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.47° S 144.10° E

Fairhaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairhaven sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.8° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 11AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (07 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.8
SSW
8
2.2
SW
9
1.9
SSW
9
2
SW
13
1.7
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
1.5
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
19
4.5
SW
18
5
SW
17
5
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1006
678
558
392
434
679
553
1387
690
1100
1163
1342
1448
3287
3154
3544
5341
6657
7370
6953
14166
13187
13470
13470
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
10
NW
5
SW
0
SSW
5
SSE
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:34AM1.70m
5:44PM1.62m
7:44AM1.61m
6:49PM1.51m
9:07AM1.56m
8:25PM1.44m
Low Tide
11:41PM0.14m
12:13PM0.91m
00:39AM0.25m
1:23PM0.98m
1:53AM0.37m
2:59PM0.98m
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
12
12
11
9
9
8
7
6
10
13
13
11
11
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
9
9
7
5
6
6
5
6
6
5
3
7
11
11
7
6
2
2
2
3
4
4
5
5
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