Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.34° S 144.33° E

Torquay Front Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Torquay Front Beach sea temperature is
14.8°C
1.5° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Torquay Front Beach at 3AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.6
SW
16
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
S
24
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
5
6
7
4
3
1
0
1
3
3
1
2
3
1
11
1
1
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
ENE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
5
NNE
15
ENE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:46AM1.75m
5:19PM1.52m
6:24AM1.66m
5:55PM1.43m
Low Tide
11:07PM0.35m
11:46AM0.79m
11:41PM0.45m
12:25PM0.86m
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
21
19
18
18
23
26
26
25
23
20
20
20
25
27
27
24
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Feels °C
20
19
17
15
15
19
21
22
24
20
18
17
17
22
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24
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21
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