Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Torche today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for La Torche at 3PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at La Torche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WSW 6 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | 64 | 62 | 57 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 70 | 189 | 189 | 149 | 103 | 85 | 56 | 65 | 81 | 282 | 94 | 440 | 339 | 232 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:49PM3.74m | 5:07AM3.64m | 5:19PM3.97m | 5:36AM3.83m | 5:49PM4.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34AM0.75m | 10:59PM0.57m | 11:08AM0.51m | 11:31PM0.35m | 11:40AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | SE 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 7 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 8 |
69 | 64 | 28 | 37 | 26 | 15 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 46 | 45 | 149 | 103 | 85 | 56 | 46 | 46 | — | 90 | 65 | 262 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 6 | W 8 | — | W 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 5 | 62 | 57 | 34 | 33 | 11 | 29 | — | 3 | 5 | 12 | 48 | 60 | 60 | 52 | 57 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | W 12 | — | S 9 | SW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 21 | 39 | 39 | 51 | 65 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SW 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | WSW 6 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 |
6 | 17 | — | — | 7 | 20 | 30 | 7 | 43 | 70 | 189 | 189 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 282 | 94 | 440 | 339 | 232 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 31 | 91 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 83 | 467 | 483 | 467 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 483 | 480 | 484 | 1 | 1 |
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