Fairhaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.47° S 144.10° E

Fairhaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 01 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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 6AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s
Afternoon (01 Sep)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (01 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
4
4
4
2
3
2
1
2
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
3
WSW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.2
SW
15
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3212
2758
2381
2237
1632
1290
1179
1109
3380
1500
2255
2911
3269
3194
3026
3352
3644
3619
3519
5336
7497
10655
10529
8888
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:10AM1.78m
2:14PM1.80m
2:48AM1.88m
2:42PM1.81m
3:27AM1.93m
3:11PM1.81m
Low Tide
8:13AM0.44m
8:29PM0.25m
8:49AM0.47m
9:00PM0.14m
9:25AM0.53m
9:34PM0.07m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:45
6:43
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6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
2
1
2
Temp °C
11
11
11
17
20
18
13
14
13
11
11
12
15
15
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
14
11
11
Feels °C
8
8
7
11
15
13
7
10
10
8
8
8
11
10
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
9
6
7
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