Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Torche today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Torche at 5PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at La Torche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
802 | 816 | 838 | 856 | 768 | 784 | 731 | 650 | 563 | 465 | 426 | 411 | 408 | 298 | 226 | 111 | 71 | 52 | 52 | 49 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:15AM3.05m | 10:44PM2.85m | 11:21AM2.83m | 00:16AM2.65m | 1:16PM2.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53PM1.36m | 5:22AM1.50m | 6:10PM1.55m | 6:45AM1.61m | 7:39PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
8 | 8 | 838 | 856 | 768 | 784 | 731 | 650 | 563 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 298 | 226 | 111 | 71 | 52 | 52 | 49 | 52 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
— | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 66 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | — | — | N 3 |
802 | 816 | 618 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 465 | 426 | 411 | 408 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 302 | 53 | 302 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 63 | 63 | 74 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
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