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Fairhaven surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 20 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
17.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fairhaven today?

The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 4PM is: 0.4m 23s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 20). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)24s
Evening (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)22s

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

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
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
Period(s) (?)121212232221201918181716161616151514141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)120118118192372533851117314141615211617801715155214121203940915902890681642560552
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:18PM
1.35
2:42AM
1.82
2:10PM
1.43
3:12AM
1.88
2:56PM
1.51
3:41AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:21AM
0.90
7:42PM
0.35
8:55AM
0.78
8:25PM
0.32
9:26AM
0.66
9:04PM
0.31
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise6:20-------6:22-------6:22-------
Sunset----8:46-------8:45-------8:45---
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clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171818181716171617181918151414141415161514141414
Feels °C (?)1617161615131514171616131087779111010101011
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