Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Torche today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for La Torche at 4AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at La Torche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | W 8 | W 8 | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 6 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 33 | 31 | 22 | 43 | 36 | 71 | 65 | 61 | 58 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 107 | 241 | 169 | 108 | 62 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:49PM3.74m | 5:07AM3.64m | 5:19PM3.97m | 5:36AM3.83m | 5:49PM4.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59PM0.57m | 11:08AM0.51m | 11:31PM0.35m | 11:40AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | SSE 5 | W 8 | W 8 | S 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | — | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 6 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 33 | 31 | 20 | 32 | 33 | 17 | 65 | 61 | 58 | 49 | 74 | 72 | 107 | — | 169 | 108 | 58 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 8 | — | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | — | W 11 | WSW 12 | WNW 9 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 34 | 15 | 11 | 19 | — | 19 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 57 | 69 | 39 | 30 | 49 | — | 40 | 14 | 62 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | NW 11 | S 5 | SSE 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 6 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 39 | 38 | 55 | 64 | 30 | — | — | — | 6 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | 16 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 43 | 36 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 241 | 35 | 90 | 39 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 31 | 83 | 270 | 482 | 482 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 108 | 480 | 480 | 1 | 1 |
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