
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Torche today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Torche at 7AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at La Torche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue night, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 95 | 69 | 53 | 44 | 43 | 48 | 28 | 39 | 84 | 130 | 123 | 153 | 137 | 137 | 179 | 183 | 183 | 186 | 274 | 272 | 242 | 233 | 233 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-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 | 4:15AM3.71m | 4:36PM4.08m | 5:05AM3.95m | 5:23PM4.35m | 5:49AM4.12m | 6:06PM4.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14AM0.50m | 10:47PM0.20m | 11:03AM0.23m | 11:34PM-0.02m | 11:48AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | 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 |
55 | 95 | 69 | 53 | 44 | 43 | 48 | 28 | 28 | 84 | 130 | 123 | 153 | 137 | 137 | 179 | 183 | 183 | 186 | 274 | 272 | 242 | 233 | 233 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | NW 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 39 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 6 | W 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | ESE 4 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 6 | NW 8 | SW 6 | NW 7 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | ENE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
19 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 490 | 490 | 304 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 63 | 63 | 10 |
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