Fairhaven surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 27 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 11AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (27 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)21s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
18
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
639
649
649
604
552
706
862
859
1208
1446
1642
1487
2714
2683
2622
2501
2414
2354
2475
2567
2309
1956
1929
1804
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
0
WSW
0
NW
0
NE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
NE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
6:33AM1.46m
7:23PM1.56m
8:02AM1.41m
8:27PM1.48m
9:37AM1.45m
9:34PM1.44m
Low Tide
00:40AM0.71m
12:49PM0.61m
1:50AM0.71m
2:08PM0.76m
3:04AM0.66m
3:38PM0.84m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:40
5:38
5:37
Temp °C
14
13
13
15
17
16
13
13
13
13
13
17
22
19
16
15
15
14
14
16
17
16
15
15
14
13
13
15
15
15
12
12
13
12
12
16
20
17
15
15
15
13
14
15
15
15
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
18
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
639
649
649
604
552
706
862
859
892
961
878
1487
2714
2683
2622
2501
2414
2354
2475
2567
2309
1956
1929
1804
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
68
14
26
94
197
386
647
815
1208
1446
1642
712
766
505
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
Energy kJ
4
9
29
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.7
E
4
Energy kJ
2
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
9
0
0
0
20
49
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
9
9
0
9
0
31
52
52
31
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Torquay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
7
5
5
8
7
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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