Fairhaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.47° S 144.10° E

Fairhaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairhaven sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.6° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 12PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (10 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (10 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
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3
3
4
3
3
4
4
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5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
17
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9185
7847
6827
5678
5087
4153
3629
3197
3154
3197
3926
4421
5152
5284
5041
4490
3962
3493
2859
2584
2381
2237
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
0
SW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:26AM1.59m
10:13PM1.47m
11:27AM1.65m
11:36PM1.60m
12:15PM1.71m
Low Tide
4:31PM0.86m
4:46AM0.47m
5:37PM0.67m
5:54AM0.45m
6:27PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
Temp °C
9
11
13
13
11
10
10
9
9
11
13
13
11
11
10
10
10
13
19
20
17
15
Feels °C
6
7
9
9
7
7
8
7
7
8
10
10
9
10
8
7
7
10
17
18
16
13
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