Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Torche today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for La Torche at 3AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at La Torche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue night, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 29 | 28 | 39 | 84 | 130 | 123 | 153 | 137 | 137 | 179 | 183 | 183 | 186 | 269 | 272 | 247 | 237 | 233 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:36PM4.08m | 5:05AM3.95m | 5:23PM4.35m | 5:49AM4.12m | 6:06PM4.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47PM0.20m | 11:03AM0.23m | 11:34PM-0.02m | 11:48AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 43 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 84 | 130 | 123 | 153 | 137 | 137 | 179 | 183 | 183 | 186 | 269 | 272 | 247 | 237 | 233 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | NW 8 | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 25 | 39 | 15 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 44 | 73 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | ESE 4 | W 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SW 5 | NW 7 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 36 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 490 | 268 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 63 | 63 | 10 |
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