Fairhaven surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 1PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
2
WSW
1.9
SW
1.9
WSW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313171716161615141414141816151414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)59958157257257257213361193906906720551529407407390465125515971621136712351110778
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
NW
5
WSW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
ESE
5
E
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffcross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:34PM
2.18
2:09AM
1.79
3:18PM
2.15
2:52AM
1.80
4:02PM
2.07
3:38AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:48AM
-0.12
8:38PM
0.56
8:33AM
-0.14
9:19PM
0.57
9:18AM
-0.09
10:02PM
0.60
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------
Sunset---5:47-------5:46-------5:45----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131621211917181717192322221914131216212218192019
Feels °C (?)121419181815161515162120201712121215192117171716
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