13th Beach-The Beacon Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Torquay, Australia)

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13th Beach-The Beacon Surf Guide

13th Beach-The Beacon in Qeenscliff is an exposed beach break that has dependable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the north northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around mid tide. Often Crowded. Beware of rips and rocks.

13th Beach-The Beacon Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	3	consistent	16.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing 13th Beach-The Beacon:

The best conditions reported for surf at 13th Beach-The Beacon occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf 13th Beach-The Beacon (for consistent clean waves)?

mayBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing 13th Beach-The Beacon with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 39% of the time in May while 56% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 5% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

39%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

56%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore 13th Beach-The Beacon Location Map

Interactive 13th Beach-The Beacon surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to 13th Beach-The Beacon is Avalon Airport (AVV) in Australia, 28 km (17 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to 13th Beach-The Beacon is Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW), also in Australia, 65 km (40 miles) away.

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13th Beach-The Beacon Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 22:22 Local Time

m, °C	Wed		Thu
ft, °F	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	9	10	11	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does 13th Beach-The Beacon look like?

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Tides at 13th Beach-The Beacon

Current tide and informaton

For Bancoora, 7 km from 13th Beach-The Beacon.

Next High Water: 02:33am | 1.58m

Next Low Water: 08:49am | 0.26m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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13th Beach-The Beacon Sea Temperature

The water temperature at 13th Beach-The Beacon is rather cool (16.9 °C) and the air temperature will feel similar. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.