Surf Forecasts:
La Torche surf forecast from 11 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 17 Nov, 1PM (local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 13s period, WSW swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 17 Nov, 4PM (local time) - 25ft (7.5m), 14s period, WSW swell with 20,805 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 11 Nov, 1PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for La Torche this week:
The surf forecast for La Torche over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 11) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.5m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at La Torche in the next 16 days are 7.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 17) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 5s period and expected on Monday (Nov 23) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Wed 11th Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 1PM (Tue 17th Nov) | 23ft (7.0m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Tue 17th Nov) | 25ft (7.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Torche over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2241 | 1652 | 1186 | 592 | 353 | 139 | 53 | 51 | 94 | 205 | 177 | 154 | 483 | 1463 | 2818 | 7860 | 8535 | 10051 | 12675 | 20805 | 11331 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:31PM3.75m | 5:44AM3.86m | 6:03PM3.59m | 6:17AM3.71m | 6:37PM3.40m | 6:54AM3.51m | 7:15PM3.18m | 7:35AM3.31m | 7:59PM2.97m | 8:24AM3.12m | 8:57PM2.81m | 9:27AM2.98m | 10:12PM2.74m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27AM0.41m | 11:39PM0.56m | 12:04PM0.57m | 00:15AM0.74m | 12:41PM0.77m | 00:52AM0.94m | 1:23PM0.99m | 1:33AM1.14m | 2:11PM1.21m | 2:23AM1.33m | 3:10PM1.36m | 3:27AM1.46m | 4:21PM1.40m | ||||||||
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 | 8:15 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:37 | — |
mm | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 20 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SE 6 | WSW 11 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 2241 | 1652 | 1186 | 592 | 353 | 139 | 53 | 51 | 94 | 205 | 80 | 154 | 14 | 12 | 62 | 505 | 198 | — | — | 17669 | 11331 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | N 5 | WSW 12 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 28 | 85 | 1 | 177 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 6 | S 5 | NW 7 | SW 13 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | S 3 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 18 | 5 | — | 10 | 23 | 51 | 113 | 100 | 176 | 149 | — | 5 | 483 | 1463 | 2818 | 7860 | 8535 | 10051 | 12675 | 20805 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 28 | 1 | 40 | 40 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 482 | 358 | 30 | 483 | 480 | 482 | 485 | 483 | 435 |
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