
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Torquay Front Beach today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Torquay Front Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Torquay Front Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | 41 | 39 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:35AM1.82m | 3:51PM1.99m | 4:25AM1.80m | 4:26PM1.92m | 5:13AM1.75m | 4:59PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36AM0.34m | 10:13PM0.24m | 10:20AM0.48m | 10:53PM0.23m | 11:01AM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
64 | 41 | 163 | 161 | 157 | 107 | 134 | 104 | 171 | 266 | 293 | 317 | 299 | 208 | 89 | 82 | 138 | 148 | 144 | 144 | 148 | 163 | 570 | 785 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 11 | — | SSW 15 | SW 15 | — | SW 13 | — | — |
109 | 94 | 39 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 82 | 102 | 33 | — | 22 | 34 | — | 128 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | E 11 | WSW 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SW 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — |
14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | — | N 3 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
— | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 377 | 1208 | 2580 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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