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Fairhaven surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast 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
15.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fairhaven today?
The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 8PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fairhaven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 1123 | 524 | 540 | 356 | 379 | 292 | 269 | 223 | 183 | 267 | 220 | 177 | 177 | 188 | 184 | 228 | 241 | 250 | 218 | 437 | 398 | 437 | 379 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | off | cross | glass | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:04PM 1.49 | 8:49AM 1.38 | 11:11PM 1.55 | 9:48AM 1.33 | 12:09AM 1.62 | 10:52AM 1.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:41AM 1.04 | 3:50PM 0.48 | 5:03AM 1.05 | 4:45PM 0.45 | 6:14AM 1.02 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 8:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 |
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