
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Torquay Front Beach today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Torquay Front Beach at 12AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Torquay Front Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | E 8 | NE 5 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 22 | S 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 1 | 12 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:39PM1.65m | 8:40AM1.74m | 7:35PM1.61m | 9:55AM1.78m | 8:45PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34AM0.17m | 2:18PM1.01m | 2:38AM0.14m | 3:38PM1.04m | 3:48AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
— | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | |
mm | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | NE 5 | WSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
130 | 125 | 12 | 136 | 187 | 178 | 463 | 473 | 656 | 959 | 925 | 1086 | 1270 | 1647 | 2197 | 2481 | 2620 | 2796 | 3171 | 3668 | 3641 | 3502 | 3283 | 2982 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 11 | — | — | N 5 | SW 22 | SW 23 | SW 24 | — | SW 18 | S 17 | — | SW 19 | SW 19 | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 52 | 34 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 19 | 20 | 22 | — | 255 | 52 | — | 96 | 96 | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — |
20 | 46 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 11576 | 10305 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 167 | 38 | 39 | 232 | 325 | 519 | 519 | 553 | 822 | 325 | 806 | 38 | 750 | 530 | 530 | 530 | 537 | 325 | 38 | 571 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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