Fairhaven, California Weather
Fairhaven, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Fairhaven, Humboldt County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fairhaven. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fairhaven is published on the Murray Field (KEKA) page, 8 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 3 airfields within reach of Fairhaven have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Fairhaven: California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport (KACV) 23 km · Rohnerville Airport (KFOT) 26 km
Conditions reported at KEKA describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fairhaven specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fairhaven.
About Fairhaven, California
Fairhaven breathes the salt-laced air of Humboldt Bay, a place where the land gently surrenders to the slow, tidal embrace of the water. It lies 2.4 miles west-south-west of Eureka, CA (from Eureka, CA: bearing 240°T), and is situated 8.4 miles south-west of Arcata. Verdant hills, cloaked in the deep, enduring greens of coastal redwood forests, rise behind the town, their dense canopies catching the diffuse, pearly light that often hangs over this stretch of the Pacific. The streets themselves seem to follow the natural contours of the terrain, curving with a quiet deliberation, as if remembering the ancient paths of the indigenous peoples who first knew this coast. A certain stillness pervades Fairhaven, a peacefulness born not of emptiness, but of a deep, ingrained connection to the rhythm of the tides and the slow, steady growth of the immense trees that guard its flanks. The history of Fairhaven is inextricably linked to the bounty of the sea and the strength of the timber that has long been harvested from its surrounding forests. For generations, the economy of Fairhaven has been shaped by the industrious spirit of its people, first drawn by the promise of lumber and later by the rich fishing grounds of Humboldt Bay. The echoes of a bustling port, where schooners once loaded timber bound for distant shores, can still be felt in the weathered wood of the older buildings and the salt-worn pilings that jut into the water. Today, while the logging industry has waned, the maritime heritage remains, with a vibrant fishing fleet still bringing in their catch and a growing appreciation for the natural beauty that defines Fairhaven, drawing visitors to its shores to experience the quiet grandeur of its coastal landscape.
Live animated radar for Fairhaven and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Fairhaven, Humboldt County, California |
| Coordinates | 40.785126°N, 124.20284°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 95564 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairhaven, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairhaven, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Fairhaven includes coordinates 40.785126°N, 124.202840°W, situated in Humboldt County. ZIP code 95564. Telephone area code: 530. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
