Surf Forecasts:
La Torche surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, WNW swell with 62 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for La Torche this week:
The most powerful waves expected at La Torche in the next 16 days are 0.6m 9s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Torche over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s dig into the next couple of weeks at La Torche.
It’s a tough start with a real flat spell. From now through the weekend and into early next week, there’s hardly a wave worth paddling for. Most days the swell is tiny or weak, and the wind is messy. That’s a solid 9 days of quiet, poor conditions. The only glimmer is Tuesday morning when it goes glassy, but the swell is a feeble 1ft from the west with an 11-second period, so it’s barely a ripple.
Then things finally start to rumble. The standout window is the morning of Monday, July 21st. That’s the one to circle. La Torche cleans right up with a gentle offshore breeze from the east at 18 mph, and a solid 8ft NW swell rolls in with a 9-second period. The combined energy is pumping at 996 – that’s a serious push of water. This is proper, powerful surf. Because it’s over 8ft, this is experts-only. Expect crowds, because it’s a spot that’s often busy.
The afternoon of the 21st holds some size at 8ft from the NW, but it goes cross-shore with light winds, not as clean. The energy is still huge at 1473, but conditions are more mixed.
Tuesday, July 22nd, offers a step down but still good fun. The morning sees 5ft NW swell (363 energy) with a light cross-offshore breeze from the SE – clean and lined up. The afternoon is similar with 5ft NW swell. A solid, intermediate-friendly day.
After that, the swell fades and the wind gets messy again into the last week of July. The 24th has a tiny glassy morning, but it’s only 2ft, so a real small-wave option.
For the best of the best, it’s hands down the morning of Monday, July 21st. Big, clean, offshore, and powerful. Get on it if you’ve got the skills.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 34°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SW 7 | SW 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 45 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 37 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 39 | 46 | 44 | 25 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:14AM3.59m | 3:43PM3.80m | 4:16AM3.80m | 4:40PM4.08m | 5:10AM3.98m | 5:31PM4.30m | 6:00AM4.09m | 6:20PM4.44m | 6:47AM4.11m | 7:06PM4.45m | 7:32AM4.03m | 7:51PM4.35m | 8:16AM3.88m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55PM0.72m | 9:23AM0.65m | 9:57PM0.45m | 10:20AM0.44m | 10:53PM0.21m | 11:13AM0.25m | 11:45PM0.02m | 12:02PM0.12m | 00:35AM-0.06m | 12:49PM0.08m | 1:22AM-0.04m | 1:35PM0.13m | 2:08AM0.10m | 2:20PM0.28m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — |
 | 10:15 | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | 10:12 | — | — | 10:10 | — | — | 10:09 | — | 10:08 |
mm | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 34 | 34 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 26 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 4 | S 5 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 5 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | WSW 5 | W 8 |
| kJ | 64 | 45 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 37 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 39 | 46 | 44 | 25 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | SSE 5 | NNW 6 | SSE 4 | NNW 5 | W 11 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 11 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | W 8 | N 9 | ENE 3 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | W 10 | — | S 12 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | E 5 | SE 4 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NW 6 | — | — | SW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 16 | 53 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 11 | — | — | 6 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 43 | 405 | 482 | 375 | 490 | 297 | 83 | 426 | 43 | 304 | 8 | 258 | 18 | 261 | 275 | 276 | 522 | 522 | 467 | 8 |
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