Surf Forecasts:
Torquay Front Beach surf forecast from 8 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 13 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 13 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period, SSW swell with 1,193 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 11 Oct, 5PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Torquay Front Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Torquay Front Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 11) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 17s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Torquay Front Beach in the next 16 days are 1.7m 14s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 14s period and expected on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Sun 11th Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Tue 13th Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Tue 13th Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Torquay Front Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SW 16 | S 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | S 15 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 59 | 25 | 0 | 634 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:57PM1.47m | 10:51AM1.54m | 11:31PM1.56m | 11:53AM1.56m | 00:39AM1.70m | 12:43PM1.61m | 1:32AM1.84m | 1:25PM1.65m | 2:15AM1.94m | 2:03PM1.69m | 2:53AM2.00m | 2:39PM1.71m | 3:29AM2.02m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:22AM0.67m | 5:11PM0.68m | 5:45AM0.68m | 6:11PM0.53m | 6:50AM0.65m | 6:59PM0.39m | 7:40AM0.61m | 7:40PM0.27m | 8:22AM0.58m | 8:18PM0.19m | 9:00AM0.57m | 8:53PM0.15m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | 7:31 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 566 | 617 | 587 | 644 | 429 | 398 | 166 | 371 | 1170 | 1664 | 988 | 1123 | 864 | 784 | 17 | 865 | 865 | 788 | 634 | 382 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SW 16 | SW 18 | — | S 17 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 124 | 152 | — | 87 | 540 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 14 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | NW 3 | N 3 | — | SSW 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | 39 | 2795 | 834 | 59 | — | — | — | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 548 | 1 | 1 | 234 | 1 | 73 | 73 | 72 |
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