Fairhaven surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 21 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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fairhaven today?

The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 3AM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)131317171616161514141414131614131313131212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)57257213361193906906720551529407407390261381988114411821110966785635625463396
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
SW
5
W
5
N
5
NNW
5
NE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
glassglassoffglasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:09AM
1.79
3:18PM
2.15
2:52AM
1.80
4:02PM
2.07
3:38AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:38PM
0.56
8:33AM
-0.14
9:19PM
0.57
9:18AM
-0.09
10:02PM
0.60
10:04AM
0.03
Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise----6:56-------6:56-------6:58---
Sunset-------5:46-------5:45-------5:44
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201918171719242322201514131721201717191919212526
Feels °C (?)191716151416212019181414131619181717161616182223
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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