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Bancoora surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Bancoora surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bancoora sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bancoora today?
The current surf forecast for Bancoora at 12AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bancoora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4363 | 4631 | 4522 | 6557 | 5771 | 3133 | 1979 | 1848 | 2490 | 1246 | 1019 | 890 | 737 | 644 | 494 | 387 | 325 | 319 | 260 | 206 | 160 | 143 | 111 | 111 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:52PM 1.51 | 7:28AM 1.61 | 8:58PM 1.49 | 8:09AM 1.51 | 10:07PM 1.51 | 8:57AM 1.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:30AM 0.84 | 2:15PM 0.49 | 2:30AM 0.96 | 3:04PM 0.50 | 3:44AM 1.04 | 3:56PM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 8:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 18 |
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