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Fairhaven Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Torquay (29 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Fairhaven surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 AESTForecast 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 4AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fairhaven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | |
772 | 589 | 560 | 853 | 677 | 659 | 565 | 464 | 444 | 335 | 330 | 235 | 217 | 144 | 144 | 100 | 358 | 761 | 1321 | 1399 | 1320 | 1199 | 1170 | 1067 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 6:27PM1.56m | 6:58AM1.36m | 7:16PM1.50m | 8:25AM1.44m | 8:13PM1.46m | 9:46AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:57AM0.74m | 12:56PM0.77m | 1:54AM0.65m | 2:20PM0.85m | 2:54AM0.51m | 3:46PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 21 |
14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 5 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
 kJ | 488 | 411 | 560 | 853 | 677 | 659 | 565 | 464 | 444 | 335 | 330 | 235 | 217 | 144 | 144 | 15 | 358 | 761 | 1321 | 1399 | 1320 | 1199 | 1170 | 1067 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 14 | E 5 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 772 | 589 | 232 | 69 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 36 | 25 | 18 | 40 | 43 | 23 | 14 | 18 | 69 | 212 | 251 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | S 16 | E 12 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 46 | 66 | 100 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 20 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | — | 6 | 17 | 13 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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