Fairhaven Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. We're looking at Fairhaven, and the water is sitting at about 57°, which is right around average for this time of year, so nothing to worry about on that front.

The next couple of days are a bit of a tease. Tuesday the 1st has some swell, but it's a bit messy and the tide might be working against us. We get a bit of a clean-up on Wednesday the 2nd though. The morning is looking like the pick of early week with a solid 8ft SW groundswell (period 16 seconds) and a clean cross-off breeze. The wave energy is pumping (2911), and while it's getting up there in size, it's still good for any experienced surfer. The afternoon bumps up to 8ft, but the wind is a touch stronger.

Now, hold onto your board shorts because from Thursday the 3rd right through to Saturday the 12th, we've got a serious run of massive swell. We're talking 12ft to 18ft with wave energy readings regularly over 5000, and even hitting 16371 on Thursday afternoon. This is expert-only territory, and for a spot like Fairhaven, it's probably going to be too big for a safe paddle. With that much size and mostly cross-shore winds, the setup starts looking more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing for a few days there.

The real standout window for actual surfing comes on Sunday the 6th. The morning swell drops to a still-chunky 12ft with a light cross-off breeze, but it's the afternoon that gets me excited. We get a 10ft SW swell with glassy conditions and a slight air. That's as clean as it gets. For experienced surfers, that's the session to circle on the calendar. It's a rare, beautiful moment of calm in the middle of a stormy period.

We get another small window on Monday the 7th morning with a 4ft glassy swell, but it's a bit weak.

Then things get messy again. There's a huge, long-period swell (18 seconds) blowing through Tuesday the 8th, but the wind is onshore and ugly. The 9th and 10th are still too big and blown out. The 11th cleans up with a strong groundswell, but it's still 12ft and for experts only.

The next real chance for a crowd-pleasing paddle comes Saturday the 12th. Both the morning and afternoon sessions are showing a solid 8ft SW groundswell with a clean offshore breeze from the NNW. The wave energy is still strong (3528), but the size is more manageable and the conditions look excellent. This is right in the sweet spot for experienced surfers.

After that, the swell drops off but the wind turns onshore from the 13th to the 16th, making for some pretty poor conditions. The water gets a bit choppy and lumpy with onshore winds, so it's a bit of a bust for the tail end of the outlook.

The Bottom Line: The standout is hands-down Sunday afternoon (September 6th) for the glassy conditions on a solid groundswell. For a more manageable size and clean offshore winds, lock in Saturday, September 12th. The rest of the period is either too big, too messy, or too small to get truly stoked about.

Rusty, signing off.

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