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Fairhaven Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Torquay (29 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Fairhaven surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fairhaven today?
The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 8AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fairhaven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
1680 | 1558 | 1558 | 1423 | 1527 | 1803 | 1164 | 3208 | 4369 | 5114 | 5931 | 6056 | 5896 | 4298 | 6565 | 6716 | 6967 | 5936 | 6219 | 6401 | 6587 | 6054 | 5465 | 4907 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:53AM1.55m | 2:53PM1.93m | 2:27AM1.54m | 3:27PM1.89m | 3:00AM1.52m | 4:00PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.21m | 9:01PM0.68m | 8:42AM0.24m | 9:34PM0.70m | 9:15AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 18 | — | — | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 1680 | 1558 | 1558 | 1423 | 1527 | 1803 | 1164 | 136 | 212 | — | — | 197 | — | 1611 | 4372 | 4435 | 5792 | — | — | — | 64 | 6054 | 5465 | 4907 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 73 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 140 | 188 | 136 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1398 | 1151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 8 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 240 | 4 | 5 | 565 | 921 | 3208 | 4369 | 5114 | 5931 | 6056 | 5896 | 4298 | 6565 | 6716 | 6967 | 5936 | 6219 | 6401 | 6587 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 251 | 347 | 536 | 374 | 289 | 357 | 528 | 521 | 9 | 521 | 521 | 554 | 26 | 590 | 528 | 528 | 528 | 13 |
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