Torquay Front Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.34° S 144.33° E

Torquay Front Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Torquay Front Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.4° 

Torquay Front Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Torquay Front Beach today (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Torquay Front Beach at 6AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
0.4
S
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.1
S
16
0.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
73
1550
1571
46
42
40
17
83
74
97
94
87
49
19
4
5
5
0
0
0
5
0
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
NW
5
W
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
11:25PM1.62m
1:04PM1.99m
00:38AM1.70m
1:51PM2.03m
1:42AM1.76m
2:34PM2.05m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.06m
7:07PM0.73m
7:06AM0.08m
7:59PM0.56m
8:01AM0.13m
8:47PM0.42m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
12
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
9
8
6
10
12
11
9
9
8
7
7
11
13
11
10
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