Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Torquay Front Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Torquay Front Beach at 5AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Torquay Front Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2177 | 1924 | 1739 | 1589 | 1225 | 1072 | 862 | 838 | 942 | 982 | 1057 | 947 | 752 | 486 | 1388 | 1289 | 1112 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:31AM1.96m | 3:16PM1.80m | 4:07AM1.90m | 3:46PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03PM0.13m | 9:30AM0.55m | 9:37PM0.16m | 10:03AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 2177 | 1924 | 1739 | 1589 | 1225 | 1072 | 862 | 838 | 942 | 982 | 1057 | 947 | 752 | 711 | 1388 | 1289 | 1112 | 1045 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 64 | 80 | 42 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 150 | 103 | 413 | 486 | 702 | 661 | 72 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | S 15 | S 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 113 | 46 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
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