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Bancoora surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 12 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
16.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bancoora today?
The current surf forecast for Bancoora at 1AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
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 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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 kJ (?) | 163 | 103 | 98 | 93 | 92 | 90 | 118 | 248 | 341 | 208 | 202 | 166 | 132 | 297 | 813 | 2785 | 3846 | 7738 | 4155 | 6787 | 3540 | 2345 | 2227 | 2281 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:54PM 1.63 | 6:14AM 1.84 | 6:51PM 1.56 | 6:51AM 1.72 | 7:52PM 1.51 | 7:28AM 1.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:53PM 0.49 | 12:42PM 0.46 | 12:39AM 0.67 | 1:28PM 0.47 | 1:30AM 0.84 | 2:15PM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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