Fairhaven surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 28 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
15.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fairhaven today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 7AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (28 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (28 May)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
311
353
301
178
149
116
81
114
127
118
136
171
134
132
119
212
208
138
134
126
122
147
341
500
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
NW
5
NW
0
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:15AM1.51m
8:28PM1.43m
10:22AM1.58m
9:26PM1.38m
11:16AM1.66m
Low Tide
2:22AM0.50m
3:01PM0.95m
3:17AM0.47m
4:17PM0.96m
4:08AM0.43m
5:21PM0.94m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:12
5:12
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
13
15
14
12
12
11
10
10
11
14
14
12
12
11
11
12
13
16
15
12
11
10
9
10
12
14
13
11
11
10
8
8
9
13
13
10
9
8
8
9
9
12
11
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SSW
8
0.6
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
311
353
301
178
149
116
39
114
90
85
136
171
134
132
119
212
208
138
134
126
122
147
341
500
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
SW
16
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.2
SSW
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.5
W
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
58
28
16
61
44
57
81
26
16
118
85
48
50
53
42
2
20
19
17
22
9
9
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
Energy kJ
26
15
15
11
10
98
52
93
127
13
12
7
6
3
17
8
20
19
19
18
13
13
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
6
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
6
0.2
WNW
2
0.6
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
Energy kJ
71
12
32
41
30
25
15
18
13
12
4
7
31
1
35
66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
9
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
13
13
14
0
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Torquay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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