
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Torquay Front Beach today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Torquay Front Beach at 10AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Torquay Front Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ESE 9 | S 19 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | S 16 | E 9 | ESE 9 | S 16 | ESE 9 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | SW 15 | SSW 5 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 83 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 46 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
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 | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:02AM1.44m | 9:38PM1.33m | 10:09AM1.42m | 11:07PM1.46m | 11:07AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15AM0.79m | 3:31PM0.87m | 3:48AM0.85m | 4:37PM0.75m | 5:14AM0.84m | 5:30PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
427 | 297 | 528 | 777 | 861 | 774 | 844 | 931 | 909 | 783 | 763 | 666 | 674 | 566 | 479 | 472 | 466 | 479 | 479 | 479 | 472 | 410 | 350 | 293 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSW 4 | ESE 8 | S 16 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 13 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — |
306 | 432 | 198 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 83 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 17 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 9 | S 18 | S 19 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | S 16 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | 20 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | N 3 | N 3 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | — | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
8 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | 5 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 46 | — | 18 | 40 | 37 | 47 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 183 | 29 | 16 | 74 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 198 | 1 | 1 |
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