Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Torquay Front Beach today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Torquay Front Beach at 11AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Torquay Front Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | SE 7 | E 7 | SW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:01AM1.89m | 3:51PM1.88m | 4:41AM1.83m | 4:21PM1.80m | 5:20AM1.75m | 4:50PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.52m | 10:16PM0.17m | 10:31AM0.63m | 10:50PM0.22m | 11:06AM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 196 | 143 | 137 | 109 | 83 | 85 | 78 | 76 | 54 | 54 | 70 | 77 | 177 | 163 | 159 | 159 | 163 | 251 | 248 | 224 | 309 | 167 | 164 | 582 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 78 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 194 | 194 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | SW 21 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | WSW 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 7 | — | S 16 | SW 20 | — | SW 6 | SW 7 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | — | 5 | 60 | — | 14 | 25 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 112 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 15 | 19 | 167 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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