Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.34° S 144.33° E

Torquay Front Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Torquay Front Beach sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.4° 

Torquay Front Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Torquay Front Beach today (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Torquay Front Beach at 10AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (29 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s

Table - waves today at Torquay Front Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
0.3
SE
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
402
312
788
768
749
721
600
544
537
584
437
616
666
39
77
45
43
42
43
43
5
18
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
5
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
5
WSW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NW
15
W
10
NW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:11AM1.87m
1:08PM1.72m
1:52AM2.00m
1:41PM1.77m
2:31AM2.09m
2:15PM1.82m
Low Tide
7:19AM0.54m
7:21PM0.22m
7:58AM0.51m
7:57PM0.08m
8:35AM0.52m
8:35PM-0.01m
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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1
1
2
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4
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Temp °C
10
12
13
17
23
25
22
18
20
20
20
21
22
23
22
19
16
16
15
16
18
15
15
15
Feels °C
9
9
9
13
18
21
19
14
15
15
18
17
18
21
19
19
16
16
14
16
18
14
14
13
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