
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Torquay Front Beach today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Torquay Front Beach at 7PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Torquay Front Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 5 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | WSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
134 | 27 | 91 | 23 | 0 | 202 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:48PM1.85m | 4:31AM1.80m | 4:16PM1.83m | 5:15AM1.81m | 4:48PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11PM0.26m | 10:22AM0.60m | 10:45PM0.19m | 11:02AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 |
136 | 61 | 91 | 144 | 106 | 202 | 126 | 203 | 203 | 201 | 251 | 427 | 300 | 555 | 462 | 546 | 462 | 427 | 297 | 370 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 14 |
95 | 167 | 153 | 18 | 147 | 137 | 129 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 133 | 183 | 263 | 179 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 7 | SW 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SW 14 | — | — | S 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
183 | 166 | 114 | 23 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 73 | — | — | 5 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NNW 3 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
134 | 27 | 778 | 991 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 961 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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