Jarosite Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Torquay, Australia)

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Jarosite Reef Surf Guide

Jarosite Reef in Torquay is an exposed reef break that usually has waves and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the northwest with some shelter here from southwest winds. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Take care of rips and rocks.

Jarosite Reef Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	consistent	17.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Jarosite Reef:

The best conditions reported for surf at Jarosite Reef occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Jarosite Reef (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Jarosite Reef with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 60% of the time in July while 29% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 11% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

60%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

29%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

11%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Jarosite Reef Location Map

Interactive Jarosite Reef surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Jarosite Reef is Avalon Airport (AVV) in Australia, 42 km (26 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Jarosite Reef is Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW), also in Australia, 85 km (53 miles) away.

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Jarosite Reef Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 23:29 Local Time

m, °C	Tue		Wed
ft, °F	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	16	15	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	off

Tides at Jarosite Reef

Current tide and informaton

For Bancoora, 14 km from Jarosite Reef.

Next High Water: 02:00am | 1.59m

Next Low Water: 08:15am | 0.23m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Jarosite Reef Sea Temperature

The Jarosite Reef water temperature is reasonably warm (17.0 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 15.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite