
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Torquay Front Beach today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 20s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Torquay Front Beach at 2AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 20s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Torquay Front Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | S 20 | E 9 | S 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 4 | S 4 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 309 | 251 | 247 | 243 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 177 | 174 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 41 | 26 | 20 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:07AM1.98m | 2:42PM1.59m | 3:42AM1.97m | 3:19PM1.59m | 4:16AM1.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.20m | 9:15AM0.68m | 8:58PM0.21m | 9:50AM0.67m | 9:34PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | |
8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:12 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
311 | 309 | 251 | 247 | 243 | 202 | 199 | 199 | 164 | 167 | 177 | 174 | 161 | 167 | 167 | 465 | 441 | 435 | 523 | 565 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 20 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 76 | 130 | 127 | 203 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | S 20 | E 9 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 15 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 41 | 26 | 33 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 16 | 29 | 16 | 29 | 35 | 35 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 234 | 72 | 234 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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