Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Torche today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for La Torche at 8PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at La Torche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 8 | W 10 | W 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 252 | 508 | 740 | 847 | 1077 | 990 | 1065 | 943 | 892 | 860 | 750 | 699 | 1384 | 3676 | 6860 | 9007 | 9958 | 8709 | 6964 | 5695 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:18AM2.76m | 00:31AM2.59m | 1:09PM2.85m | 1:57AM2.80m | 2:13PM3.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM1.57m | 6:48AM1.59m | 7:37PM1.39m | 7:54AM1.37m | 8:29PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 97 | 252 | 508 | 740 | 847 | 1077 | 990 | 1065 | 943 | 892 | 860 | 750 | 699 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NNW 5 | N 5 | W 12 | WNW 11 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 97 | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 10 | WSW 12 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 24 | 29 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ESE 2 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | W 8 | W 10 | W 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 46 | 482 | 1384 | 3676 | 6860 | 9007 | 9958 | 8709 | 6964 | 5695 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 302 | 107 | 358 | 480 | 497 | 497 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 432 |
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