
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Torquay Front Beach today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Torquay Front Beach at 11PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Torquay Front Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | E 16 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 29 | 47 | 42 | 48 | 23 | 14 | 21 | 53 | 42 | 45 | 27 | 36 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:24PM1.75m | 7:02AM1.74m | 6:09PM1.69m | 8:12AM1.69m | 7:06PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:11AM0.13m | 12:38PM0.93m | 1:07AM0.16m | 1:45PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
560 | 468 | 427 | 355 | 297 | 293 | 200 | 192 | 144 | 111 | 208 | 254 | 815 | 834 | 1037 | 1026 | 881 | 861 | 822 | 651 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 16 | — | — | — | E 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 21 | ESE 6 | SW 14 | S 19 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | SSW 5 |
— | 20 | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 76 | 43 | 117 | 6 | 401 | 7 | 42 | 45 | 27 | 36 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | ESE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 24 | 23 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | N 4 | — | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 |
5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 29 | 47 | 42 | 48 | 23 | 14 | 21 | 53 | 9 | — | 26 | 38 | 58 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 88 | 93 | 35 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 232 | 232 | 1 |
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