Surf Forecasts:
Torquay Front Beach surf forecast from 8 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 14 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 14 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period, SSW swell with 4,255 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 11 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSW 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 Tuesday (Aug 11) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 9s 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 2.5m 17s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 4.5m 13s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 13) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Tue 11th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Fri 14th Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Fri 14th Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Torquay Front Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s break it down. Rusty here, talkin’ Torquay Front Beach for the next couple weeks.
The first few days are a real bummer. Small, choppy, cross-shore slop that’s not worth wettin’ a wetsuit for. The water temp is about 56°, which is dead average for the season.
First real hope comes on Friday the 14th. The morning is still tiny with a 2ft S swell, but it’s offshore and clean. Friday afternoon is where it gets wild. An 8ft SSW groundswell rolls in with a long 17-second period and a huge 4725 combined energy. That’s a proper wall of water. The wind is a gentle cross-offshore, keepin’ things clean. But 8ft is expert-only territory. It’s a beach break, so the long period might make the waves a bit too straight, but for the big dogs, this is the one.
Saturday the 15th is still on. Saturday morning you’ve got a 7ft SSW swell, still a 16-second period, 2199 energy, and it’s dead calm offshore. The report says it’s excellent for experienced surfers. Saturday afternoon backs off to 6ft, still clean. This is the window for the strong intermediate who doesn’t want to get pounded.
Sunday the 16th morning is a gem. The swell drops to 4ft from the SSW with a 14-second period, 682 energy, and it’s glassy. No wind at all. Clean as a whistle. This is the best bet for the average weekend surfer.
After that, it goes quiet again. A few clean but weak days around the 22nd and 23rd with 3ft and 3ft SSW swell, but the energy is low and the conditions are just so-so. Nothing to write home about.
So, the standout for the experts is Friday the 14th afternoon and Saturday the 15th. For the rest of us, lock in that Sunday the 16th morning with the glassy 4ft SSW swell. Everything else is a long stretch of flat and forgettable.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | NNE 3 | S 16 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 51 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 154 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 4255 | 3010 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:24PM1.75m | 7:02AM1.74m | 6:09PM1.69m | 8:12AM1.69m | 7:06PM1.62m | 9:32AM1.68m | 8:25PM1.55m | 10:50AM1.72m | 9:59PM1.54m | 11:54AM1.79m | 11:28PM1.60m | 12:46PM1.87m | 00:40AM1.71m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46AM0.81m | 00:11AM0.13m | 12:38PM0.93m | 1:07AM0.16m | 1:45PM1.02m | 2:14AM0.21m | 3:11PM1.05m | 3:33AM0.25m | 4:42PM0.98m | 4:51AM0.25m | 5:55PM0.82m | 6:01AM0.25m | 6:53PM0.63m | ||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | 15 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 567 | 468 | 297 | 192 | 111 | 815 | 1026 | 861 | 309 | 154 | 301 | 671 | 1225 | 1194 | 3720 | 3260 | 2941 | 1801 | 2856 | 4255 | 3010 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | ESE 6 | E 5 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 8 | SW 17 | — | SW 20 | — | S 16 | — | — | S 17 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | 13 | 76 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 553 | 355 | 59 | 346 | — | 373 | — | 19 | — | — | 135 | 470 | 450 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | — | SE 10 | — | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 6 | — | 4 | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | NW 3 | SW 6 | SW 9 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNE 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SW 13 | WNW 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 51 | 11 | 2 | 202 | 639 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 32 | 5991 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 14 | 35 | 88 | 35 | 15 | 1 | 232 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 325 | 519 | 519 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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