Torquay Front Beach surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Torquay Front Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Torquay Front Beach sea temperature is
17.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Torquay Front Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Torquay Front Beach at 7AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jan)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Torquay Front Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
SE
2.3
SE
2.5
ESE
2.2
SE
1.9
SE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.6
SE
1.5
ESE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
1
SE
Period(s) (?)888777888887767777666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7886224803622545698325444273562942281781603323522332041049466545365
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
15
SE
5
ESE
10
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:36AM
1.59
11:01AM
1.31
1:29AM
1.68
12:19PM
1.33
2:10AM
1.76
1:21PM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:38AM
1.10
6:02PM
0.46
7:38AM
1.02
6:58PM
0.41
8:21AM
0.92
7:47PM
0.36
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise--6:18-------6:18-------6:20-----
Sunset------8:45-------8:45-------8:45-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616202221221817161823252220191716172121201817
Feels °C (?)111111161716171414141419211816171615182019171615
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