13th Beach-The Bluff Surf Forecast

/ VIC – Torquay (29 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (38.29° S 144.50° E)

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13th Beach-The Bluff surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 01 Sep 2025 AEST

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13th Beach-The Bluff surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's 13th Beach-The Bluff sea temperature is 12.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 13th Beach-The Bluff this week:

The surf forecast for 13th Beach-The Bluff over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 02) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.4m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at 13th Beach-The Bluff in the next 12 days are 4.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 04) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 07) at 1PM.

Wave Type	Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	4AM (Tue 2nd Sep)	8ft (2.4m) 16s
Best Surf	10PM (Thu 4th Sep)	13ft (4.0m) 14s
Most Powerful	10PM (Thu 4th Sep)	13ft (4.0m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for 13th Beach-The Bluff over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.										Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, strong winds from the N by Sun afternoon).
		Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Mon 08
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	17	15	13	14	14	14	13	14	13	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	16	14	13
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	2426	2465	1359	1220	1705	1876	2221	2191	3133	2871	2380	1932	1605	883	540	286	175	146	116	171	259
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WSW	WNW	SW	SE	E	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NW	W
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		5:51AM 1.63	5:05PM 1.57		6:38AM 1.55	5:32PM 1.49		7:39AM 1.48	6:10PM 1.41		9:02AM 1.46		7:17PM 1.34	10:24AM 1.50		9:10PM 1.32	11:23AM 1.58		10:51PM 1.42	12:06PM 1.67
Low Tide / height (m)	11:12PM 0.35	11:31AM 0.89		11:47PM 0.42	12:09PM 1.01		12:30AM 0.48		1:03PM 1.10	1:27AM 0.54		2:36PM 1.15	2:44AM 0.57		4:23PM 1.09		4:10AM 0.56	5:28PM 0.94		5:21AM 0.50	6:12PM 0.74

		Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Mon 08
Sunrise	-	6:43	-	-	6:41	-	-	6:41	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:33	-
Sunset	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:02	-	-	6:02	-	-	6:04	-	-	6:05

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	-	1
Temp. °C	12	15	16	14	15	14	10	11	11	8	12	11	10	15	18	16	15	18	16	18	18
Feels °C (?)	9	8	10	7	8	8	4	4	4	3	7	7	5	8	13	9	5	9	8	13	14

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for VIC - Torquay

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at 13th Beach-The Bluff (light winds from the WSW at GeelongRacecourse 17 km from 13th Beach-The Bluff). A 2.0m long period groundswell from the SW
1 hour 29 minutes ago 13th Beach-The Bluff

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17 km away, 1 h 29 min ago

9 km/h

WSW

0.0

12.7

Air / Water (°C)

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Information about the 13th Beach-The Bluff Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for 13th Beach-The Bluff provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at 13th Beach-The Bluff can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our 13th Beach-The Bluff 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 (13th Beach-The Bluff) 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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13th Beach-The Bluff is 15 km (9 miles) from the city of Geelong. If you plan a holiday in Torquay, look for hotels and other accommodation in Geelong. Geelong has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.