Fairhaven surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 26 Apr 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
17.2° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fairhaven today?

The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 12PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (26 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (26 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
0
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1
SW
21
1.3
SW
20
1.4
SW
19
1.6
SW
19
1.6
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
891
841
769
712
689
689
639
649
649
604
552
706
862
859
1208
1446
1642
1487
2683
2683
2622
2358
2113
2354
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
20
S
10
S
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
0
E
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
on
on
High Tide
5:23AM1.57m
6:25PM1.68m
6:33AM1.46m
7:23PM1.56m
8:02AM1.41m
8:27PM1.48m
Low Tide
11:46AM0.41m
00:40AM0.71m
12:49PM0.61m
1:50AM0.71m
2:08PM0.76m
3:04AM0.66m
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:00
7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:42
5:40
5:38
5:37
Temp °C
20
21
24
19
16
16
15
14
13
15
17
16
14
14
14
14
14
19
24
23
18
16
15
15
16
17
21
16
15
16
15
14
12
15
16
15
13
14
14
14
13
17
22
22
17
15
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
Energy kJ
891
841
769
712
689
689
639
649
649
604
552
706
862
859
892
961
878
1487
2683
2683
2622
2358
2113
2354
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.1
W
27
0.1
SW
26
0.3
SW
24
0.4
SW
24
0.6
SW
22
0.8
SW
21
1
SW
21
1.3
SW
20
1.4
SW
19
1.6
SW
19
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
4
4
3
2
49
68
14
26
94
197
386
647
815
1208
1446
1642
723
766
464
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
Energy kJ
4
4
13
8
4
9
29
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
6
7
4
3
6
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
26
9
9
0
0
0
0
19
49
49
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Torquay
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
6
7
4
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
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