Fairhaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.47° S 144.10° E

Fairhaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 19 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 (19 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 9PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)--
Afternoon (19 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (19 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
3
WSW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3671
2885
1387
1286
1464
961
1956
1595
1471
1324
2168
2113
2216
2824
2865
2739
4243
4832
4764
4385
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
30
NNW
25
WNW
25
WSW
20
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:07PM1.63m
5:13AM1.68m
4:35PM1.55m
5:54AM1.57m
5:06PM1.46m
Low Tide
10:35PM0.30m
11:01AM0.82m
11:09PM0.40m
11:38AM0.92m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
22
18
16
15
15
15
22
25
24
17
16
12
11
9
11
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
19
20
17
13
12
11
10
17
18
19
13
12
7
4
2
4
5
5
5
5
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