
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Torquay Front Beach today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Torquay Front Beach at 6AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Torquay Front Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SE 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
0 | 5 | 81 | 71 | 98 | 111 | 97 | 93 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 35 | 39 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:41AM1.81m | 3:14PM2.04m | 3:35AM1.82m | 3:51PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47PM0.42m | 8:50AM0.22m | 9:31PM0.30m | 9:36AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
242 | 199 | 81 | 71 | 98 | 111 | 97 | 93 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 94 | 163 | 206 | 157 | 107 | 134 | 134 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 12 | S 10 | E 11 |
— | 5 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 44 | 44 | 39 | 82 | 80 | 109 | 35 | 39 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 8 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | E 11 | SSW 10 | E 11 | SE 14 |
— | — | — | 18 | 18 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | N 3 | — | NW 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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