Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Torquay Front Beach today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Torquay Front Beach at 3PM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Torquay Front Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | NE 4 | SW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | E 3 | E 3 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 25 | 58 | 0 | 1141 | 0 | 863 | 701 | 0 | 545 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 465 | 0 | 451 | 1 | 1 | 219 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:47AM1.56m | 5:50PM1.52m | 7:46AM1.48m | 6:27PM1.43m | 9:06AM1.44m | 7:25PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:19PM0.97m | 00:44AM0.47m | 1:11PM1.07m | 1:38AM0.55m | 2:36PM1.14m | |||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 11 |
1002 | 877 | 799 | 1224 | 1141 | 1005 | 863 | 701 | 606 | 545 | 463 | 450 | 394 | 388 | 376 | 382 | 465 | 509 | 451 | 376 | 370 | 219 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | S 14 | S 15 | — | W 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
258 | 316 | 362 | 511 | 574 | — | 33 | 17 | — | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 295 | 95 | 129 | 91 | 273 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 15 | — | S 14 | E 3 | E 3 | — |
— | 25 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 32 | 17 | — | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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