Torquay Front Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for the Torquay Front Beach stretch over the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, it's a pretty grim stretch for a while. The first week and a half is basically a write-off. From Wednesday the 5th of August right through to the end of the following week, we're looking at a long gap of nothing but poor surf conditions. The swell is tiny, mostly under 2 ft, and the wave energy is pathetically weak, often below 100. The wind is all over the place, mostly cross-off or offshore, but the swell just isn't there to back it up. The water temp is about what you'd expect for this time of year, nothing weird going on there.

The first little flicker of hope comes on Friday the 14th of August in the afternoon. We get a pulse of 1 ft S swell with a 17-second period, a real long-period groundswell. The combined energy is still weak at 93. The wind is a gentle offshore from the W at 15 km/h, so it's clean. The report calls it surfable but very ordinary. For a sheltered beginner spot like this, that's not saying much, but it's the first thing that's not a total zero.

The real standout, but it's a long way off, is Saturday the 15th of August. The morning is still flat, but the afternoon brings a jump. We see a 6 ft SSW swell, with a 16-second period, and the combined energy is a massive 1914, which is very strong. The wind is a light 10 km/h cross-shore from the SSW. The only catch is the report says it's marginal with questionable tide conditions. This is a big, powerful, long-period groundswell. For a beach break, that long period can make things wall up and close out, but for a sheltered, beginner-friendly spot like Torquay Front Beach, it might actually offer some solid, rolling waves if the tide plays ball. This is for experts only, though, at 6 ft. It's promising but less certain that far out.

Then Sunday the 16th of August morning looks like the best bet on offer. We get a 4 ft SSW swell, 13-second period, with a combined energy of 413, which is moderate but solid. The wind is going to be a slight air from the WNW, glassy offshore. The report says "expect good surf conditions". This is the one to circle. That clean, offshore wind on that size swell will produce some tidy, clean waves for a range of surfers.

So, overall, a long, flat start, then a couple of promising days in the second week. The Saturday is a big, powerful, iffy-tide swell, but Sunday the 16th morning is the clear winner for clean, fun waves.

Rusty.

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