Surf Forecasts:
La Torche surf forecast from 12 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 18 Nov, 10AM (local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 14s period, WSW swell with onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 18 Nov, 7PM (local time) - 28ft (8.5m), 16s period, WSW swell with 32,763 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 13 Nov, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s 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 Friday (Nov 13) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 7s. 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 8.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 18) at 7PM. 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 7s period and expected on Saturday (Nov 14) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Fri 13th Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Wed 18th Nov) | 21ft (6.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Wed 18th Nov) | 28ft (8.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Torche over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, gales from the W by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | 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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WNW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 659 | 353 | 157 | 54 | 71 | 147 | 149 | 180 | 154 | 191 | 985 | 843 | 1194 | 1248 | 1248 | 4996 | 7319 | 7784 | 16470 | 27264 | 18270 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 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 | 10:44AM2.96m | 11:34PM2.83m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 4:41AM1.48m | 5:30PM1.32m | ||||||||
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 | 8:17 | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:26 | — | — |
 | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 10 | 1 | — | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 7 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SE 6 | WSW 11 | S 7 | SW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 10 | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | W 15 |
| kJ | 659 | 353 | 157 | 54 | 71 | 147 | 149 | 113 | 154 | 159 | 602 | 843 | 1194 | 1248 | 214 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | 18270 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SW 8 | NNW 6 | — | WSW 12 | W 15 | WSW 11 | WNW 12 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 11 | 29 | 20 | 35 | 3 | — | 180 | 4 | 66 | 244 | 244 | 471 | 480 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 5 | S 6 | SW 13 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | W 20 | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 1 | 25 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 8 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | S 6 | WSW 7 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 30 | 81 | 68 | 122 | 233 | — | 50 | 191 | 985 | — | — | — | 1248 | 4996 | 7319 | 7784 | 16470 | 27264 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 411 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 485 | 588 | 306 | 1 | 29 | 316 | 490 | 497 | 260 | 267 | 267 | 40 |
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