
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Torquay Front Beach today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Torquay Front Beach at 8AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Torquay Front Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 1227 | 66 | 45 | 672 | 607 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 197 | 306 | 123 | 81 | 56 | 493 | 1463 | 309 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:42AM1.84m | 5:04PM1.75m | 6:38AM1.73m | 5:53PM1.66m | 7:47AM1.64m | 6:58PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00PM0.07m | 11:26AM0.80m | 11:48PM0.15m | 12:18PM0.90m | 00:47AM0.26m | 1:27PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 21 | SW 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
1536 | 1387 | 1227 | 66 | 179 | 672 | 607 | 290 | 316 | 321 | 321 | 128 | 98 | 68 | 120 | 81 | 56 | 493 | 1463 | 309 | 1098 | 1073 | 1201 | 1115 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 18 | S 14 | SSW 6 | S 14 | — | SW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | — | SW 20 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 5 | SSW 15 |
— | — | — | 228 | 293 | 12 | 4 | 24 | 4 | — | 18 | 18 | 45 | — | 105 | 107 | 79 | 376 | 665 | 522 | 292 | 481 | 41 | 78 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 14 | S 6 | S 14 | — | — | W 24 | — | — | S 14 | — | — | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 15 | S 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 289 | 45 | 4 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 24 | 93 | 120 | 33 | 28 | 239 | 208 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 6 | — | WSW 12 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 6 |
2005 | 2467 | 3397 | — | — | 2267 | 114 | — | 1430 | 132 | 99 | 149 | 197 | 306 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 60 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 359 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 198 | 530 | 198 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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