Torquay Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let's have a look at the next couple of weeks for this stretch of coast. It’s going to be a bit of a slow burn to start, so don’t go rushing to grab your board just yet. The first few days are looking pretty lackluster, with small, weak surf and some messy cross-off winds. We’re talking about a slow start, but there is some real potential building on the weekend. It’s a waiting game, but it should be worth it.

The early part of the week is a write-off for any real waves. Wednesday and Thursday are seeing tiny surf, just ankle-biters with poor conditions, so you're not missing anything. The energy is weak, around 85 to 155 on the scale, which is barely a ripple. By Friday morning, the swell is still marginal, but you can feel the ocean starting to wake up as the energy climbs to 296. The afternoon holds a bit more promise as that energy jumps to 375, but it’s still not what you’d call a proper session.

Now, the real story starts on Saturday, the 22nd. The swell starts to fill in properly, jumping to 5ft from the southwest with a moderate 16-second period. The energy is now a solid three-digit number, 1207 in the morning and staying strong into the afternoon. The wind is light, mostly cross-off, which will keep it reasonably clean. This is where things get interesting at Torquay Point (Torquay-Point-and-Beach). It’s a point break, so that long-period groundswell should wrap in nicely. Sunday, the 23rd, is looking like the standout of this first pulse. We’ve got a 5ft SW swell, with the morning seeing a clean offshore breeze and the afternoon going light and glassy. The energy peaks at 1462 on Sunday afternoon, and the report calls for excellent surf for experienced surfers. The water temp is 56°, which is about average for the time of year, so a decent wetsuit is still your best mate.

That run of good waves carries into Monday the 24th, though it backs off slightly in size to around 4ft. The winds are offshore again, so it should still be fun and clean with moderate energy at 512. Then the ocean takes a breather. From Tuesday the 25th through to Thursday the 27th, the wind turns onshore and the surf becomes a messy, choppy disappointment. It’s a definite lull in the action. We see energy dropping back down to the low hundreds, and you’d be fighting a losing battle with the conditions.

But hold on, because the forecast has another pulse lined up for Friday the 28th. The swell jumps back up to 5ft from the southwest with a long 17-second period. The morning is looking promising with a cross-off breeze and very strong energy at 1173. This is that long-period groundswell again, which can be a bit tricky on beach breaks but at a point like Torquay Point, it should be a thing of beauty. The afternoon, however, gets wrecked by a cross-onshore wind, so the window is definitely the morning session.

The weekend of the 29th and 30th gets blown out with a strong, onshore wind and some bigger, messier surf. Saturday morning even shows a 10ft SW swell, but with the cross-onshore wind, it’s going to be a complete mess. That kind of size, combined with that wind, is for experts only, and even then, it's not going to be pretty.

The final run of the window starts on Monday the 31st of August. The winds go light again, and a clean 3ft SW groundswell with an 18-second period shows up, with energy at 485. It’s small but clean. Then we see a better pulse lining up for Tuesday, the 1st of September. The morning has a clean 4ft SW swell and great conditions brewing with energy at 809. That looks like a solid, fun day for a wave. The conditions go a bit sideways in the afternoon with a cross-shore wind, so get your fix early. The next day and a bit are all pretty forgettable as the energy fades. A tiny bit of glassy swell shows up on the 3rd of September late in the day, but it's too weak and inconsistent to be a real target.

So, to sum it up: the best bets in this window are Sunday, the 23rd of August, for the classic, clean conditions and excellent surf, with the morning of Friday the 28th and Tuesday, the 1st of September, as the other two real highlights. They're promising, but as always with the long-range stuff, keep an eye on the forecast. The first few days are average at best, so don't be in a rush.

Rusty.

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