
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Torquay Front Beach today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Torquay Front Beach at 5AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Torquay Front Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SW 14 | E 6 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SW 17 | SSW 22 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:19PM1.52m | 6:24AM1.66m | 5:55PM1.43m | 7:06AM1.57m | 6:43PM1.36m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.45m | 12:25PM0.86m | 00:19AM0.56m | 1:13PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
229 | 215 | 215 | 212 | 203 | 153 | 149 | 144 | 124 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 127 | 162 | 160 | 306 | 587 | 831 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | E 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SW 10 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 20 | SW 17 | SSW 22 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 45 | 27 | 60 | 96 | 38 | 427 | 45 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 24 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SW 21 | E 6 | S 20 | E 8 | — | SSE 15 |
2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | — | — |
— | — | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 72 | 72 | 29 | 16 |
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