Fairhaven surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 16 May 2026 AEST
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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
16.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fairhaven today?

The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 9AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 May)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (16 May)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
638
501
407
368
379
501
479
771
1809
1856
1693
1468
1227
1080
1005
1073
1133
1083
981
966
824
730
646
570
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NW
15
N
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
NW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
N
5
S
0
WNW
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
High Tide
10:53AM1.77m
10:14PM1.48m
11:51AM1.94m
11:10PM1.55m
12:42PM2.07m
Low Tide
3:52AM0.35m
4:58PM0.85m
4:48AM0.17m
5:57PM0.79m
5:42AM0.02m
6:48PM0.73m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:20
5:19
1
3
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
16
18
20
20
17
15
15
15
14
15
17
16
15
15
14
15
14
16
18
18
15
15
15
12
12
14
16
17
16
13
14
14
13
14
17
17
16
16
14
15
13
16
16
17
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
638
501
407
368
379
501
479
479
1809
1856
1693
1468
1227
1080
1005
1073
1133
1083
981
966
824
730
646
570
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.7
SW
17
1.2
WSW
17
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
4
3
4
5
9
302
771
12
10
11
10
10
12
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
17
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ENE
7
0.1
S
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
23
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.1
SW
21
Energy kJ
15
5
15
11
22
22
21
18
45
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
ENE
7
Energy kJ
5
6
10
17
15
12
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Torquay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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