Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Torquay Front Beach today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Torquay Front Beach at 10PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Torquay Front Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
768 | 845 | 957 | 883 | 895 | 908 | 947 | 961 | 253 | 246 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:34AM1.69m | 1:52PM1.81m | 2:14AM1.81m | 2:20PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.55m | 7:40AM0.45m | 8:04PM0.40m | 8:17AM0.45m | 8:34PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
768 | 845 | 957 | 883 | 895 | 908 | 947 | 961 | 869 | 881 | 1644 | 1433 | 1255 | 993 | 871 | 702 | 605 | 429 | 355 | 293 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SSW 20 | S 15 | S 13 | — | SSW 22 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 18 |
98 | 39 | 17 | 55 | — | 45 | 73 | 138 | 253 | 246 | 694 | 940 | 844 | — | — | 42 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 150 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 |
59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 34 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
— | 2270 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 516 | 542 | 41 | 516 | 38 |
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