Fairhaven surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 22 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
17.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Fairhaven today?

The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 1AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (23 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131313121212121111111111111717161616171716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)733642560623535511486471455293283241205174142114177459486627755106211311109
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
SW
5
NW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
S
15
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:41AM
1.91
3:39PM
1.60
4:08AM
1.91
4:21PM
1.68
4:35AM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:04PM
0.31
9:55AM
0.54
9:42PM
0.34
10:24AM
0.42
10:20PM
0.39
10:55AM
0.31
Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise----6:24-------6:24-------6:26---
Sunset8:45-------8:45-------8:44-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141313131416171716151514172730313026231918201919
Feels °C (?)101010111214131314141412162428292824211816181716
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