Surf Forecasts:
Torquay Front Beach surf forecast from 11 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 14 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 14 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period, SSW swell with 2,567 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 13 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s 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 Thursday (Aug 13) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 16s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Torquay Front Beach in the next 16 days are 2.2m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 17s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 12) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Thu 13th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Fri 14th Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Fri 14th Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Torquay Front Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you—this 16-day run for Torquay Front Beach is a tough one. There’s a long gap of nothing worthwhile at the start, and honestly, most of the window is flat or junk. We’ve got a few flickers of life but nothing to get genuinely excited about. The water’s sitting about average for the time of year at 56°F.
We don’t see a proper surf window until the morning of Sunday the 16th of August. That’s the standout. Sunday morning brings a glassy 4ft SSW groundswell, with a long 14-second period, and combined energy of 682 (moderate to strong energy). The wind is glassy from the NNE at just 3 mph—about as clean as it gets. It’s a sheltered break, so that SSW swell won’t be huge, but with those conditions it’ll be peeling nicely. Keep in mind, the period is long, so at a beach break it might get a bit straight, but for a mellow wave it’ll be fun. Crowds are sometimes an issue here, so you might have company. After that morning, it shuts down again.
Before that, Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th of August offer tiny, ordinary waves with weak energy (83 and 124 moderate energy) and cross-off winds—not worth paddling out for. Saturday the 15th is flat.
After the Sunday window, the rest of the run into late August is mostly tiny, short-period slop, onshore junk, or flat. Monday the 24th of August has a bump of 4ft SSE windswell, but it’s onshore from the ESE at 6 mph and short period (6 seconds), so that’s messy. Sunday the 23rd of August shows a lumpy 6ft SE swell (strong energy of 770), but it’s cross-onshore and short period—honestly that setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
Bottom line: the only genuine moment to wet a line is Sunday morning the 16th of August. It’s a clean, quiet little window. Don’t expect much else.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 19 | S 17 | SW 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 139 | 51 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 2567 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 682 | 0 | 46 | 39 | 34 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:25PM1.55m | 10:50AM1.72m | 9:59PM1.54m | 11:54AM1.79m | 11:28PM1.60m | 12:46PM1.87m | 00:40AM1.71m | 1:30PM1.93m | 1:40AM1.81m | 2:09PM1.97m | 2:32AM1.88m | 2:45PM1.97m | 3:19AM1.91m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11PM1.05m | 3:33AM0.25m | 4:42PM0.98m | 4:51AM0.25m | 5:55PM0.82m | 6:01AM0.25m | 6:53PM0.63m | 7:00AM0.25m | 7:41PM0.44m | 7:51AM0.28m | 8:24PM0.29m | 8:36AM0.34m | 9:03PM0.19m | ||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 355 | 489 | 795 | 1330 | 1456 | 2146 | 2444 | 2093 | 2567 | 2119 | 1799 | 1753 | 1323 | 1118 | 869 | 682 | 606 | 453 | 350 | 416 | 532 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 19 | S 17 | — | S 16 | — | — | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 22 | 139 | 51 | — | 45 | — | — | 83 | 84 | 124 | — | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 20 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | S 19 |
| kJ | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 9 | 22 | 5369 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 325 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 1 |
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