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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 9 am Saturday 23 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
15.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fairhaven today?
The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 4PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fairhaven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
1712 | 1463 | 1169 | 999 | 827 | 732 | 633 | 537 | 465 | 355 | 338 | 278 | 237 | 140 | 209 | 177 | 149 | 137 | 135 | 257 | 380 | 614 | 668 | 726 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:31PM1.96m | 4:32AM1.64m | 5:15PM1.85m | 5:33AM1.56m | 5:59PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM0.14m | 10:44PM0.53m | 10:43AM0.33m | 11:35PM0.53m | 11:36AM0.53m | 00:29AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | 5:14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 1712 | 1463 | 1169 | 999 | 827 | 732 | 633 | 537 | 465 | 355 | 338 | 278 | 237 | 140 | 209 | 177 | 149 | 137 | 92 | 133 | 380 | 614 | 668 | 726 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 9 | ESE 4 | E 9 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 47 | 44 | 28 | 79 | 21 | 39 | 40 | 97 | 135 | 257 | 130 | 64 | 57 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 14 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | S 19 | ESE 12 | SW 18 | ESE 12 | WSW 15 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 28 | 12 | 28 | 21 | 29 | 59 | 44 | 78 | 74 | 69 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 4 | NE 3 | — | ENE 4 | E 13 | E 12 | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 12 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | — | 4 | 85 | 77 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 71 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 41 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 67 | 52 |
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