La Torche Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the next couple of weeks for La Torche.

Right off the bat, it’s a bit of a slow grind. For the first few days, we’re looking at messy conditions. Wednesday the 3rd and Thursday the 4th have a bit of swell around 4ft to 4ft coming from the west or west-northwest, but the wind is chopping it up from the cross-on and onshore directions. The water temp is sitting at 64°F, which is pretty much average for this time of year. Not much to get excited about there. We're looking at a big dry spell until Saturday the 5th.

Friday the 4th is still a write-off for quality; that 5ft swell is just wind-blown and lumpy. Then, a real standout appears on Saturday the 5th of September. The early session is the pick. We’ve got a clean 6ft swell from the WNW with a nice long 12-second period pushing through, and a light offshore breeze from the ENE. The wave energy is pumping at 911, but the conditions are clean. That big period swell will love the point at La Torche, offering some long, peeling walls. Crowds can be a factor here though, so get in early.

Saturday afternoon drops off a little; the wind swings cross-on and the quality gets marginal. Sunday the 6th is still clean enough with light cross-off winds, but the swell drops right back to 3ft and the energy fades to 186. Just small and ordinary.

We get another blast on Monday the 7th, but it’s ruined by a strong cross-on shore. Then a long gap of poor conditions runs through until Friday the 11th of September.

Friday morning the 11th is a solid shout. Expect a 7ft WNW swell with a moderate cross-off breeze from the north, keeping things pretty clean. It’s still a manageable size for intermediates; not too huge, and the energy is moderate at 533.

The real blue-ribbon day is Saturday the 12th of September. This is for experienced crew only, as the swell is sitting solidly at 7ft from the WNW with a 11-second period, and the wind is light and cross-off from the east-southeast. It’s clean and powerful, with a massive combined energy of 1182. This will be a day of proper, long lines wrapping around the point. It’s definitely an expert session. Crowds will be likely.

Sunday the 13th is still big at 8ft, but the wind is more cross-shore and then cross-on in the arvo, which messes up the top-to-bottom flow. Still rideable but not as crisp.

Monday the 14th of September gets a mention. Early morning is glassy with a 7ft WNW swell. That’s a treat. Clean as a whistle.

We’ve got a huge, long-period groundswell coming in for Tuesday the 15th of September. This is a monster 8ft swell from the WNW with a period of 14 seconds and an energy reading of 2136. This is very powerful, but the wind is cross-onshore, making it lumpy and bumpy. It’s for experts only, and the size and power will push beginners out of the water. It’s more interesting for advanced guys on the point.

Wednesday the 16th through to Thursday the 17th sees the size drop back to 5ft-6ft, but winds are strong onshore or cross-on, keeping things pretty average.

So, the true standouts are the dawn session on Saturday the 5th of September, with clean 6ft waves and offshore wind, and Saturday the 12th of September, which offers big, clean, powerful surf for the experienced.

Take care out there, and always respect a long-period swell at the point.
Rusty.

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