
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Torquay Front Beach today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Torquay Front Beach at 6AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Torquay Front Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | S 15 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
537 | 584 | 437 | 616 | 666 | 19 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 117 | 148 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:52AM2.00m | 1:41PM1.77m | 2:31AM2.09m | 2:15PM1.82m | 3:12AM2.11m | 2:51PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58AM0.51m | 7:57PM0.08m | 8:35AM0.52m | 8:35PM-0.01m | 9:12AM0.55m | 9:14PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
537 | 584 | 437 | 616 | 666 | 573 | 565 | 558 | 544 | 447 | 447 | 435 | 360 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 346 | 327 | 313 | 406 | 400 | 390 | 485 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | NE 4 | SW 18 | NE 4 | S 15 | S 16 | NE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | S 16 | — | SW 7 |
35 | 10 | 154 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 45 | 43 | — | 43 | 43 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 127 | 148 | 19 | — | 84 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 5 | — | SSW 16 | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 16 | — | — | — |
— | — | 5 | — | 81 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 19 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
11 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 117 | 148 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 73 | 515 | 187 |
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