Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Torquay Front Beach today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Torquay Front Beach at 5AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Torquay Front Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | NNE 3 | SW 16 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 63 | 64 | 43 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:48PM1.80m | 6:04AM1.79m | 5:24PM1.75m | 7:02AM1.74m | 6:09PM1.69m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24PM0.14m | 11:46AM0.81m | 00:11AM0.13m | 12:38PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 297 | 370 | 588 | 562 | 581 | 567 | 486 | 468 | 427 | 301 | 297 | 293 | 200 | 192 | 147 | 111 | 208 | 254 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 263 | 179 | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 50 | 76 | 43 | 117 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 26 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 63 | 64 | 43 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 88 | 88 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 35 |
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