Torquay Front Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Torquay, Australia)

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Torquay Front Beach Surf Guide

Torquay Front Beach in Torquay is a sheltered beach break that is often working and works all around the year. The best wind direction is from the west northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the north northeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. Good surf at all stages of the tide. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Take care of - Rips / undertow - Localism.

Torquay Front Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	very consistent	16.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Torquay Front Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Torquay Front Beach occur when a North-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Torquay Front Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Torquay Front Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 0% of the time in January while 0% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 100% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

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

blown out

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

too small

100%

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

Explore Torquay Front Beach Location Map

Interactive Torquay Front Beach 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 Torquay Front Beach is Avalon Airport (AVV) in Australia, 35 km (22 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Torquay Front Beach is Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW), also in Australia, 79 km (49 miles) away.

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Torquay Front Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 22:46 Local Time

m, °C	Wed		Thu
ft, °F	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM
Wave (m)	SSW	E	E
Period (s)	13	11	11	-
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Torquay Front Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Bancoora, 7 km from Torquay Front Beach.

Next High Water: 02:33am | 1.58m

Next Low Water: 08:49am | 0.26m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Torquay Front Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature at Torquay Front Beach 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.