Surf Forecasts:
La Torche surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, WNW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, WNW swell with 146 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s 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 Friday (Jul 10) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 4s. 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 0.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be 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 Monday (Jul 13) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Torche over the next 16 days.
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s run through what’s cooking at La Torche over the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it’s a pretty flat run for the most part – lots of small, messy, or onshore days. There’s one morning that really stands out, but you’ve got to wait for it.
From Friday, July 10 through Wednesday, July 22, it’s mostly a write-off. Swell stays tiny – under 3 feet – and when there is a bit of size, the wind is all wrong: cross-onshore or straight onshore, choppy, lumpy. Even the cleaner offshore mornings (like Saturday, July 11 and Sunday, July 12) only deliver knee-high junk with weak energy (135 and 45). The combined wave energy barely cracks three digits most days – weak stuff. Thursday, July 16 sees a jump to 4 ft but with a short 5-second period and onshore wind, so forget it. Friday, July 17 to Monday, July 20 brings waist-to-chest high swell (5 ft to 7 ft) but again cross-onshore wind shreds it – energy climbs to 516, but it’s a messy, lumpy mess. Not worth paddling out unless you’re on a kite.
Then comes the real gem: Friday morning, July 24. The stars align. Glassy conditions – zero wind, calm as a lake. A clean 3 ft groundswell from the west-northwest with a long 13-second period, packing moderate energy (343). That kind of period means proper shaped waves, longer lulls, and easy paddling. La Torche is a beach and point setup, so the point should handle that long-period energy nicely. The optimum swell direction here is west-southwest, so this west-northwest swell is a little off the ideal, but with glassy conditions and that long period, it’ll still offer some really fun, clean waves. Crowds are likely – this spot gets busy, especially on a glassy morning.
After that, Friday afternoon turns onshore again, and Saturday, July 25 morning goes cross-onshore and choppy. So that Friday morning window is the only real standout – and it’s a whole week and a half away, so keep an eye on the forecasts, but it looks promising.
Stay patient, surfers. Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 35°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun night, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||
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 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSE 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | W 11 | NW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 146 | 106 | 70 | 133 | 120 | 64 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 23 | 22 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 69 | 66 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:45AM3.33m | 1:28PM3.34m | 2:03AM3.42m | 2:40PM3.54m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 7:12AM0.94m | 7:47PM0.93m | 8:20AM0.83m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — |
 | 10:15 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | 10:12 | — | 10:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 35 | 34 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 29 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 32 | 29 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSE 5 | SW 6 | ESE 5 | NNW 6 | W 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 88 | 146 | 106 | 69 | 133 | 120 | 64 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | W 14 | ESE 4 | WNW 11 | NNW 4 | ESE 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 4 | SW 6 | ESE 4 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | W 10 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 16 | 4 | 6 | 70 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 31 | 10 | 9 | — | 8 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 13 | — | N 6 | NW 4 | N 8 | W 8 | N 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 10 | W 13 | SW 18 | W 8 | N 6 | NNW 4 | NW 8 | — | S 14 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 17 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | E 4 | — | NE 3 | E 4 | — | NE 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | — | E 4 | — | WSW 6 | W 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | NW 3 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 15 | 12 | — | 6 | 6 | — | 27 | 44 | 44 | — | 40 | — | 39 | 17 | 22 | 8 | — | 3 | 69 | 66 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 268 | 268 | 290 | 297 | 375 | 490 | 16 | 25 | 290 | 43 | 16 | 268 | 20 | 486 | 263 |
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The above surf forecast table for La Torche provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at La Torche can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our La Torche surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (La Torche) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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