Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Torche today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for La Torche at 6PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at La Torche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
375 | 573 | 471 | 804 | 1291 | 1667 | 1810 | 1732 | 1409 | 1316 | 1138 | 942 | 861 | 712 | 631 | 451 | 337 | 238 | 202 | 158 | 123 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:51PM4.26m | 7:09AM4.06m | 7:24PM4.19m | 7:43AM3.99m | 8:00PM4.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:44PM0.16m | 1:06AM0.12m | 1:17PM0.20m | 1:39AM0.22m | 1:53PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
375 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1403 | 1409 | 1316 | 1138 | 942 | 861 | 712 | 631 | 451 | 337 | 238 | 202 | 158 | 123 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
112 | 573 | 471 | 804 | 1291 | 1667 | 1810 | 1732 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 485 | 276 | 480 | 480 | 432 | 480 | 480 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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