Fairhaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.47° S 144.10° E

Fairhaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairhaven sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.0° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 3AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (14 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
1.4
SW
7
2.1
SW
9
2.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1039
911
736
706
586
503
392
342
282
190
217
616
1374
3775
4689
5210
5732
6034
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
NW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:28AM1.86m
1:33PM1.80m
2:11AM1.94m
2:07PM1.81m
Low Tide
7:09PM0.32m
7:34AM0.43m
7:47PM0.20m
8:15AM0.45m
8:23PM0.13m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
19
16
13
13
15
15
16
15
15
12
10
10
10
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
18
17
14
11
11
12
12
13
12
11
8
5
5
3
4
3
3
2
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