Fairhaven surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 09 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 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Fairhaven today?

The current surf forecast for Fairhaven at 9AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (09 Jan)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (09 Jan)5ft (1.6m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
2
3
2
0
0
3
3
3
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0
0
0
!
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
SW
2.5
SW
4
WSW
4
WSW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.3
WSW
1.7
SW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)14141413131313131312810111212141413121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)144312201169102110838097341034851217315802749158422722138648455161952164313581054435663389
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
S
15
NNE
20
N
20
WNW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
NW
10
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:30AM
2.00
4:47PM
1.71
5:04AM
1.93
5:35PM
1.68
5:36AM
1.85
6:22PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:48AM
0.36
10:46PM
0.37
11:28AM
0.31
11:27PM
0.52
12:05PM
0.31
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise--6:09-------6:09-------6:11-----
Sunset------8:50-------8:50-------8:50-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C151619343929231919171519211816141313141515141312
Feels °C (?)1313163035262018161391414121110889109998
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