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 4AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am 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 ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | 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 | W 9 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
562 | 527 | 705 | 802 | 856 | 913 | 856 | 768 | 784 | 731 | 731 | 624 | 506 | 497 | 454 | 363 | 275 | 226 | 108 | 73 | 54 | 45 | 42 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:15AM3.05m | 10:44PM2.85m | 11:21AM2.83m | 00:16AM2.65m | 1:16PM2.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20AM1.23m | 4:53PM1.36m | 5:22AM1.50m | 6:10PM1.55m | 6:45AM1.61m | 7:39PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
8 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 856 | 768 | 784 | 731 | 731 | 7 | 506 | 7 | 7 | 363 | 275 | 226 | 108 | 73 | 54 | 44 | 42 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | SW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
— | 8 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 64 | 66 | 45 | 45 | 41 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
562 | 527 | 705 | 802 | 856 | 913 | 631 | — | — | — | — | 624 | — | 497 | 454 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 258 | 108 | 8 | 302 | 302 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 63 | 480 | 59 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
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