Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Torquay Front Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Torquay Front Beach at 12PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Torquay Front Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 22 | SW 14 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:41AM1.83m | 4:21PM1.80m | 5:20AM1.75m | 4:50PM1.71m | 6:00AM1.66m | 5:19PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31AM0.63m | 10:50PM0.22m | 11:06AM0.74m | 11:24PM0.30m | 11:40AM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 70 | 50 | 177 | 163 | 159 | 159 | 163 | 251 | 248 | 273 | 309 | 167 | 164 | 582 | 854 | 875 | 1028 | 1374 | 1474 | 1325 | 1426 | 1554 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 8 | SW 9 | S 16 | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 51 | 78 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 194 | 194 | 39 | 112 | 5 | — | 22 | 22 | 45 | 72 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | — | WSW 20 | SW 20 | — | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 38 | 60 | — | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | WSW 7 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5771 | 5333 | 5156 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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