Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Torquay Front Beach today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Torquay Front Beach at 7PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Torquay Front Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 19 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 430 | 528 | 414 | 414 | 123 | 158 | 119 | 133 | 133 | 90 | 51 | 54 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:05PM1.28m | 11:36AM1.55m | 10:46PM1.32m | 12:19PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31PM1.11m | 4:11AM0.61m | 5:46PM1.00m | 5:20AM0.57m | 6:30PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 430 | — | 414 | 414 | 123 | 158 | 119 | 133 | 133 | 90 | 51 | 116 | 184 | 253 | 290 | 315 | 962 | 907 | 746 | 728 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 12 | — | 66 | 41 | 134 | 56 | 99 | 54 | 33 | 69 | 65 | 54 | 184 | 263 | 311 | 442 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 10 | S 19 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 41 | 74 | 35 | 15 | 18 | 71 | 62 | 136 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 834 | 528 | 38 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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