Fairhaven surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fairhaven today?

The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 3PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Evening (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
12
0.9
SW
20
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.4
WSW
16
0.7
SW
21
1.1
SW
20
1.4
SW
18
1.5
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
609
618
738
835
772
589
560
853
677
659
565
464
444
335
330
235
217
175
144
100
458
927
1351
1415
Wind (km/h)
0
NNE
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
0
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
0
SE
5
NNE
5
NE
0
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:44AM1.35m
6:27PM1.56m
6:58AM1.36m
7:16PM1.50m
8:25AM1.44m
8:13PM1.46m
Low Tide
11:49AM0.66m
00:57AM0.74m
12:56PM0.77m
1:54AM0.65m
2:20PM0.85m
2:54AM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:22
5:22
5:21
Temp °C
13
13
15
14
14
15
13
13
13
13
16
15
14
15
13
13
13
16
19
20
18
17
16
15
13
12
14
13
14
15
12
13
13
13
15
14
14
15
12
13
11
14
17
17
16
15
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.7
SW
21
1.1
SW
20
1.4
SW
18
1.5
WSW
18
Energy kJ
609
618
637
637
488
411
560
853
677
659
565
464
444
335
330
235
217
175
144
69
458
927
1351
1415
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
22
0.9
SW
20
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
0.9
SW
12
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.4
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
SW
14
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
375
610
738
835
772
589
232
62
62
55
45
33
24
24
47
40
31
25
26
100
212
251
10
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
9
39
3
4
4
4
4
3
31
30
47
66
58
15
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.8
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
1
E
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.3
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
16
15
26
69
50
36
50
56
21
1
5
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
31
52
0
0
0
10
31
0
6
52
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Torquay
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Fairhaven surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest