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Fairhaven surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 20 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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fairhaven today?

The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 11PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.2
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)151515141414131313131313171716161615141414141715
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)273258209293341327599581572572572572133611939069067935515294074073908051511
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
glassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:50PM
2.14
1:26AM
1.74
2:34PM
2.18
2:09AM
1.79
3:18PM
2.15
2:52AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:56PM
0.57
7:48AM
-0.12
8:38PM
0.56
8:33AM
-0.14
9:19PM
0.57
9:18AM
-0.09
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:54-------6:56-------6:56-
Sunset-5:50-------5:47-------5:46------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171615141414131520211817181717202425232117151418
Feels °C (?)161514141314121318181816161515172123211915141316
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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