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Fairhaven surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Fairhaven surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fairhaven sea temperature is
17.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fairhaven today?

The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 5PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)5ft (1.6m)18s
Afternoon (21 Jan)6ft (1.9m)17s
Evening (21 Jan)6ft (1.9m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)181817161616161515141414141313131313121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14141615225917801715155214121203940915902890733642560552535511599416403293283209
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
15
E
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
0
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:10PM
1.43
3:12AM
1.88
2:56PM
1.51
3:41AM
1.91
3:39PM
1.60
4:08AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:55AM
0.78
8:25PM
0.32
9:26AM
0.66
9:04PM
0.31
9:55AM
0.54
9:42PM
0.34
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
Sunrise6:22-------6:22-------6:24-------
Sunset----8:45-------8:45-------8:45---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171819181515141415161616141413131416161717161615
Feels °C (?)16161512109889111212101110111113131415171514
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