Torquay Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what’s coming up for Torquay Point.

The forecast period kicks off with a bit of a hiccup. Tuesday through Thursday next week (starting Aug 25th) are pretty ordinary. We’ve got a building swell but the wind is either onshore or cross-off, and not in a good way. The combined energy hits moderate (509) Tuesday morning, but the wave comment says it all, and the scores are low. Wednesday sees a jump in size to 7ft from the SW, but the cross-shore wind keeps things choppy. Thursday is smaller again with 3ft from the SSW (204 energy), and while the wind is offshore and clean, the waves are just too weak and inconsistent to get excited about.

The first real glimmer of hope comes on Saturday the 29th. We’ve got a small 3ft SW groundswell (14 seconds) and the wind goes completely glassy. That’s about as clean as it gets. With moderate energy (416), this is a window for a fun, cruisy session if you can work the tides. Sunday the 30th morning also offers glassy conditions with 3ft swell (490 energy).

The standout, and I mean the proper standout of this whole outlook, is Monday the 31st. We see 7ft from the SSW with a long 16-second period, pushing strong energy (2266). The wind swings offshore from the NNW – light and clean. This is excellent surf for experienced surfers. That swell direction matches up with Torquay Point’s optimum SW direction. If you have the skills, this is the morning to be there. The afternoon holds up nicely with 6ft and still offshore.

Tuesday the 1st of September drops back to 3ft with moderate offshore winds, still clean and surfable. Then it gets ugly again for a couple of days with strong onshore winds and poor surf.

Look out toward the second week. Friday the 5th of September is worth a mention – the morning shows a 5ft SW swell (795 energy) with clean conditions from a cross-offshore wind. A very promising session. That afternoon is also good. Then things ramp up big time. Saturday the 5th afternoon has a strong 7ft SW swell (2119 energy) with moderate offshore wind and excellent conditions for experienced surfers. But the real hammer blows come on Sunday the 6th afternoon and Monday the 7th. Sunday afternoon pumps 10ft from the SW with a 16-second period and strong energy (4465). Monday the 7th is even bigger, with 10ft SW swell (17 seconds) and light offshore winds, producing very strong energy (5364). This is big, powerful, expert-only territory. The long period groundswell will break a bit straight at a beach break, but Torquay Point is a point break, so it’ll handle it beautifully.

Crowds are listed as "often" here, so expect company on the good days, especially that Monday the 31st and the Sunday/Monday in the first week of September.

Water temp is running about average for the time of year at Torquay Point. No big anomalies to report.

The bottom line? Hold tight through the early junk. The window from Saturday the 29th through Tuesday the 1st is good for the confident intermediate. The absolute best on offer is Monday the 31st for experienced surfers, followed by that massive groundswell window on September 6th and 7th, which is more of a long-range promise for those who are well-prepared.

Rusty.

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