Surf Forecasts:
La Torche surf forecast from 27 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 28 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period, WNW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period, NW swell with 400 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 28 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW 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 Tuesday (Jul 28) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at La Torche in the next 16 days are 1.4m 10s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Tue 28th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Torche over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it for the next couple of weeks.
Gonna be a tough stretch to start. We’ve got a solid 16-day window, but the first week or so is a real struggle. The surf is small, the wind is mostly messy, and the scores are flat. From Tuesday the 28th of July right through to Sunday the 2nd of August, it’s a whole lot of nothing worth paddling out for. Small, weak swell with onshore or cross-onshore winds just making a mess of things. You’d be better off waxing your board at home.
Monday the 3rd of August is more of the same – tiny and poor. Tuesday the 4th keeps the trend going with light rain and onshore wind. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing to write home about.
Then we start to see a bit more energy building, but the wind stays cruel. Wednesday the 5th of August sees a bump to 5ft from the SW, but it’s straight onshore and choppy. Not your day. Thursday the 6th of August is similar – a bit more size at 7ft to 7ft from the W, but the wind is all wrong, creating a lumpy, cross-chop mess. The combined energy is moderate (448) in the morning and strong (603) in the afternoon, but it’s wasted.
Now, listen close, because here’s the one bright spot in the whole damn outlook. Friday morning, the 7th of August. The wind goes glassy, dead calm from the ESE at just 3 mph. The swell is a solid 6ft from the WNW with a period of 8 seconds, giving a strong combined energy of 410. The guidance says this spot is a beach and point setup, exposed to the west-southwest, and this WNW swell is right in the pocket. This is the day. La Torche will be clean, lined up, and offering some proper waves. Even though there’s a bit of size, with that glassy morning, it’s going to be a classic. Don’t be late.
After that, it’s back to the grind. Friday afternoon the wind swings onshore and the quality drops. Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th of August see size jump up to 8ft to 8ft from the WNW, with strong to very strong energy (705 to 981), but with fresh onshore and cross-onshore winds, it’s a blown-out, lumpy mess. This is expert-only territory, and honestly, it looks more like a kite-surfing kind of setup than a surfers’ paradise.
The second week tails off in size and energy, with persistent onshore and cross-onshore winds keeping the quality poor right through to Wednesday the 12th of August. The swell drops back to 4ft to 6ft, but the wind never really cleans up. It’s a long, frustrating run.
So, there you have it. One standout morning – Friday the 7th of August. Be there for dawn patrol at La Torche. The rest of the window is a write-off unless you’re desperate for a paddle.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 400 | 226 | 176 | 124 | 94 | 111 | 96 | 84 | 82 | 110 | 76 | 151 | 46 | 39 | 70 | 49 | 28 | 47 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:56AM3.39m | 5:11PM3.67m | 5:30AM3.55m | 5:44PM3.85m | 6:02AM3.67m | 6:16PM3.97m | 6:33AM3.75m | 6:47PM4.04m | 7:05AM3.79m | 7:19PM4.05m | 7:37AM3.79m | 7:52PM4.00m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM0.86m | 10:56AM0.81m | 11:22PM0.67m | 11:32AM0.63m | 11:58PM0.52m | 12:07PM0.50m | 00:32AM0.41m | 12:40PM0.42m | 1:04AM0.36m | 1:12PM0.40m | 1:37AM0.36m | 1:45PM0.44m | 2:10AM0.42m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | 10:00 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 24 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 10 | — | WNW 8 | W 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 8 | NNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 400 | 226 | 176 | 124 | 94 | — | 96 | 84 | 16 | — | 76 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 41 | 35 | 17 | 23 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 4 | — | W 11 | — | W 10 | W 10 | SW 4 | — | W 9 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | — | NW 7 | W 8 | — | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | — | 9 | — | 18 | 17 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 10 | 31 | — | 2 | 22 | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NE 3 | NW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 13 | — | — | — | 111 | 5 | — | 82 | 110 | 2 | 151 | 46 | 39 | 70 | 49 | 28 | 47 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 63 | 16 | 1 | 253 | 263 | 313 | 268 | 245 | 0 | 262 | 1 |
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