Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Torquay Front Beach today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Torquay Front Beach at 7PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
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 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | SE 7 | E 8 | SW 14 | SW 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 33 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:01AM1.89m | 3:51PM1.88m | 4:41AM1.83m | 4:21PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40PM0.15m | 9:56AM0.52m | 10:16PM0.17m | 10:31AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
408 | 310 | 245 | 242 | 196 | 143 | 137 | 109 | 83 | 85 | 78 | 76 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 179 | 163 | 159 | 157 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
21 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 78 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
12 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | NW 2 |
3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 33 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 25 | 35 | 153 | 35 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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