Fairhaven surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 28 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
17.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fairhaven today?

The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 7AM is: 1.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)5ft (1.6m)18s
Afternoon (28 Apr)7ft (2.1m)17s
Evening (28 Apr)7ft (2.1m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
20
1.4
SW
19
1.6
SW
19
1.6
SW
18
2.1
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1208
1446
1642
1487
2714
2683
2622
2501
2414
2354
2325
2567
2309
2216
2053
2053
2024
1705
1408
1197
1102
1036
1052
990
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
SE
5
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:02AM1.41m
8:27PM1.48m
9:37AM1.45m
9:34PM1.44m
10:52AM1.55m
Low Tide
1:50AM0.71m
2:08PM0.76m
3:04AM0.66m
3:38PM0.84m
4:07AM0.57m
4:56PM0.84m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:38
5:37
5:37
Temp °C
12
12
12
16
22
19
16
15
15
14
14
15
17
17
16
16
18
17
18
20
25
25
22
20
11
11
11
14
20
17
16
14
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
16
17
15
15
17
22
22
19
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
18
2.1
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Energy kJ
892
961
878
1487
2714
2683
2622
2501
2414
2354
2325
2567
2309
2216
2053
2053
2024
1705
1408
1197
1102
1036
1052
990
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
20
1.4
SW
19
1.6
SW
19
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
1208
1446
1642
712
766
464
5
5
4
4
4
5
6
6
4
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
29
28
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
12
14
11
12
3
9
5
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
9
9
0
0
31
31
52
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Torquay
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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