Fairhaven Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righteo, let’s have a look at what Fairhaven has cookin’ over the next couple of weeks. Gotta be honest, it’s a bit of a slow burner. There’s not a lot worth paddlin’ out for in the first few days, so we’re lookin’ at a decent gap before things start to clean up.

Wednesday the 29th is a write-off. Rain showers, a fresh cross-onshore breeze at 22 mph, and a messy 16 ft SW swell – that’s just ugly. The combined energy is absolutely pumping at 12002, but it’s all noise and no fun. Thursday ain't much better, with a lighter but still cross-shore wind and a drop in size, but the quality’s still marginal thanks to that chop. Friday barely scrapes in with clean-ish conditions, but the swell’s a bit weak and mushy.

Now, finally, Saturday the 1st of August – this is where we get our first proper taste. The wind goes light offshore from the north, and we’ve got a solid 6 ft to 8 ft SW groundswell with a 17 second period. That’s proper energy (1822 to 3099 in the tank) and clean faces. It’s a bit solid for beginners though – over 8 ft on the afternoon, so this one’s for the experienced crew. Crowds can get on here often, so get in early.

Sunday the 2nd keeps the goods rollin’ with a moderate offshore breeze from the NNW and clean 7 ft to 7 ft SW swell. Still quality, still for the more confident surfer.

There’s a bit of a lull early next week with the wind swingin’ cross-off or cross-shore, and the swell dropping, but it’s not terrible. Wednesday the 5th and Thursday the 6th look real nice for a smaller board. Light cross-off winds, clean 4 ft to 6 ft SW swell with a long 17 second period – that’s a lovely, easy paddlin’ day with groomed lines. By Thursday afternoon it goes glassy. That’s a standout for a cruisy, fun session.

The end of the second week (around the 7th and 8th of August) brings another pulse of clean, offshore conditions with 7 ft SW swell, but be warned – Saturday the 8th afternoon sees a spike to 12 ft from the WSW. That’s too big for this break, thinkin’ it’s more of a kite day than a paddle day if you’re not a charger. Sunday the 9th stays big and clean, again only for the experts.

The middle of the second week (11th and 12th of August) gets properly wild – we’re talkin’ 26 ft swell with 19 second period and energy readings over 62000 – that’s a full-on groundswell event and way too big for Fairhaven. Saying that, there’s a promising window on the 11th morning with a 8 ft, 21 second period SW groundswell and light offshore-ish winds – clean, but that period is so long it’ll be a bit straight at a beach break; you’d want a point or a reef to really make the most of it.

Overall, the best paddlin’ for the average surfer is the 1st-2nd of August for some punchy, clean swell, and the 5th-7th of August for smaller, glassy fun. Water temp is about 57°, which is pretty normal for this time of year – nothin’ shocking there.

Stay stoked.
Rusty.

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