Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Torquay Front Beach today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Torquay Front Beach at 5PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Torquay Front Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 13 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 545 | 0 | 255 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 479 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 157 | 163 | 294 | 294 | 190 | 423 | 458 | 414 | 351 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:46AM1.48m | 6:27PM1.43m | 9:06AM1.44m | 7:25PM1.34m | 10:33AM1.47m | 9:05PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11PM1.07m | 1:38AM0.55m | 2:36PM1.14m | 2:51AM0.60m | 4:31PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 606 | 545 | 463 | 255 | 388 | 388 | 376 | 388 | 479 | 509 | 494 | 376 | 411 | 157 | 163 | 294 | 294 | 190 | 423 | — | 414 | 351 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 21 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 15 | 102 | 15 | 35 | 12 | 13 | 50 | 295 | 93 | 129 | 93 | 273 | 255 | 169 | 169 | 167 | 12 | — | 66 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | S 13 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | — | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | SE 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 14 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 22 | 72 | 1155 | — | — | 458 | 26 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 72 | 1 | 0 |
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