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Centreside surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Centreside surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Centreside sea temperature is
17.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Centreside today?

The current surf forecast for Centreside at 2PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (18 Jan)8ft (2.4m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)14151514141414141414131313131266662322212019
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1671761741321301009999696562615925251231041017586118220309446
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
20
E
25
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
E
20
E
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
5
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
E
10
SE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:01AM
1.31
1:29AM
1.68
12:19PM
1.33
2:10AM
1.76
1:21PM
1.39
2:45AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:38AM
1.10
6:02PM
0.46
7:38AM
1.02
6:58PM
0.41
8:21AM
0.92
7:47PM
0.36
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise6:18-------6:18-------6:20-------
Sunset----8:46-------8:45-------8:45---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161921202118171618222322201918171720202018171616
Feels °C (?)111516151614141515191918171917161619181816151516
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