Fairhaven Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.47° S 144.10° E

Fairhaven 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fairhaven sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.2° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 1AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (23 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (23 Sep)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5921
5004
4024
3231
2667
2171
1811
1541
1591
1438
1247
1155
1053
905
892
732
659
572
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
WNW
0
NE
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:44PM1.36m
7:59AM1.41m
6:51PM1.27m
9:27AM1.40m
8:51PM1.24m
Low Tide
00:41AM0.61m
1:51PM1.06m
1:57AM0.69m
3:42PM1.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:21
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
8
10
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
16
23
24
21
19
Feels °C
7
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
13
20
23
22
19
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