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Fairhaven surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 12 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
17.7° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fairhaven today?

The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 2PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1
SW
1.4
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2
SSW
1.9
SW
2
SSW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)10101099991010101016151514141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)178171164222216119165212335370377496827157614801598143815981449134712001067996981
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:06AM
1.75
7:09PM
1.58
6:35AM
1.64
8:00PM
1.53
7:05AM
1.54
8:58PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:42PM
0.33
12:46AM
0.80
1:19PM
0.37
1:29AM
0.93
1:59PM
0.41
2:23AM
1.04
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise6:11-------6:13-------6:13-------
Sunset----8:50-------8:49-------8:49---
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131516161413131314161616151414131416171817171716
Feels °C (?)101313121011111111131313121111111214151615151412
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