Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Torquay Front Beach today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Torquay Front Beach at 6AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Torquay Front Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 14 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 40 | 17 | 83 | 74 | 97 | 94 | 87 | 49 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:38AM1.70m | 1:51PM2.03m | 1:42AM1.76m | 2:34PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM0.73m | 7:06AM0.08m | 7:59PM0.56m | 8:01AM0.13m | 8:47PM0.42m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1453 | 1190 | 1059 | 979 | 1193 | 1271 | 1286 | 1115 | 894 | 743 | 606 | 528 | 453 | 382 | 371 | 250 | 242 | 199 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 42 | 40 | 17 | 83 | 74 | 97 | 94 | 87 | 49 | 19 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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