
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Torquay Front Beach today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Torquay Front Beach at 9PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Torquay Front Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | SW 18 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 16 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:16PM1.83m | 5:15AM1.81m | 4:48PM1.80m | 6:04AM1.79m | 5:24PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM0.19m | 11:02AM0.70m | 11:24PM0.14m | 11:46AM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
203 | 201 | 251 | 297 | 300 | 555 | 462 | 546 | 462 | 427 | 360 | 370 | 588 | 562 | 581 | 492 | 486 | 468 | 370 | 301 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — |
3 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 39 | 35 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 171 | 179 | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SW 14 | — | — | S 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 73 | — | — | 5 | 133 | 183 | 26 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
— | 1 | 1 | 56 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
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