Surf Forecasts:
La Torche surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 13 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 18 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period, WNW swell with 1,893 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 13 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s 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 Sunday (Sep 13) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at La Torche in the next 16 days are 2.3m 14s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 18) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Fri 18th Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Torche over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab a coffee, let's have a look at what's coming up over the next couple of weeks here at La Torche. It’s a mixed bag, classic early autumn, so we’re gonna have to be patient and pick our moments.
Right now, we’re looking at a bit of a flat spell to start. After the weekend, Monday September 14th is when things start to look interesting. That morning, we’ve got a clean 3ft swell rolling in from the west with a period of 9 seconds. The wind is light offshore from the east-southeast, so it’ll be glassy and clean. Good for getting the rust off, but it’s not going to blow anyone's mind. The water temp is about average for the time of year.
Tuesday and Wednesday are messy—strong cross-onshore winds and plenty of chop, so I’d give those a miss. The swell tries to build Wednesday the 16th with a 7ft to 7ft WNW swell, but that fresh NW wind is just putting a chop on it. Not worth getting wet for.
Then the real stand-out window appears. Friday the 18th gets my blood pumping. The morning shows a solid 7ft groundswell from the west-northwest with a very long period of 14 seconds. The combined energy is strong. This is proper, powerful stuff. However, the wind is onshore from the west, so the wave quality will be compromised. It’s more of a kite-surfing day for the bay, those waves will be lumpy and raw.
But hold onto your board for Monday the 21st of September. That morning is the absolute pick of the forecast. We’ve got a 6ft swell from the west-northwest, still with that lovely long 14 second period, packing a punch. The wind is offshore and clean from the east-northeast, only 9 mph. That’s gonna groom the point into some proper, lined-up walls. It’s excellent surf for experienced surfers. This breaks best as a point, so that long-period energy will wrap in nicely. Really, that’s the session to circle on the calendar. The crowd could show up, so get there early.
The surf tails off after that. A smaller but clean morning on the 22nd with a 4ft swell and offshore easterlies, but by the 24th and into the last week of September, it’s dropping right off into flatness with nothing to recommend. A couple of those mornings will be clean, but the swell just isn’t there.
So to wrap it up: the first week is pretty average. The clear standout is the morning of Monday the 21st. That’s your winner. Get on it.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 644 | 631 | 515 | 196 | 133 | 127 | 92 | 66 | 402 | 457 | 563 | 817 | 822 | 502 | 461 | 435 | 1719 | 1893 | 1346 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:38AM4.21m | 6:53PM4.30m | 7:09AM4.10m | 7:25PM4.07m | 7:40AM3.92m | 7:56PM3.78m | 8:10AM3.67m | 8:28PM3.46m | 8:43AM3.39m | 9:03PM3.13m | 9:22AM3.10m | 9:50PM2.81m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM-0.08m | 12:42PM-0.00m | 1:03AM0.07m | 1:18PM0.16m | 1:37AM0.31m | 1:54PM0.42m | 2:11AM0.62m | 2:31PM0.73m | 2:47AM0.96m | 3:12PM1.07m | 3:29AM1.29m | 4:06PM1.40m | 4:30AM1.58m | ||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — |
 | 8:37 | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 644 | 631 | 515 | 196 | 133 | 127 | 92 | 66 | 170 | 457 | 563 | 210 | 822 | 502 | — | 435 | 1719 | 1893 | 1346 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | W 8 | — | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 149 | 104 | 63 | 39 | 41 | 20 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 333 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 402 | — | — | 817 | — | — | 461 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 555 | 8 | 10 | 63 | 1 | 258 | 63 | 8 | 73 | 53 | 1 |
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