Fairhaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.47° S 144.10° E

Fairhaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairhaven sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.3° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 2PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (16 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (16 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
0
!
0
0
!
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3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5726
5563
5639
5210
4982
4578
4135
3532
3154
2570
2197
1991
2125
2157
2188
2271
1962
1810
1521
3373
3152
2785
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:39PM1.80m
3:26AM1.94m
3:09PM1.76m
4:01AM1.87m
3:39PM1.71m
Low Tide
8:51AM0.49m
8:57PM0.11m
9:25AM0.55m
9:30PM0.15m
9:57AM0.63m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:14
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
11
11
10
10
8
8
8
11
13
14
12
9
7
6
6
12
18
19
17
15
Feels °C
4
5
5
5
6
6
4
5
5
8
9
12
10
7
4
3
2
7
13
15
14
10
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