Torquay Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Torquay Point over the next couple of weeks.

To be honest, the first few days are a bit of a slow burn. We’ve got small, weak waves (170 combined energy) on Sunday the 19th with a 2ft SSW swell, and while the wind is light and cross-off, it’s nothing to get excited about. Monday stays tiny, and it’s not until Tuesday the 21st that we see a little pulse of life – a 3ft SW swell with a 14-second period, giving a moderate energy reading of 317, and that light offshore on Tuesday morning will have the point looking clean. Still, it’s more of a longboard/small-wave day.

The real standout, and I mean the one that’s got my heart pumping, is Thursday the 23rd. That morning we’re looking at a chunky 12ft SW swell, with the combined energy roaring up to 6133 – that’s proper strong. The wind is cross-off from the west at 25 km/h, keeping things clean. This is a big swell, well over 8ft, so this is strictly for the experienced crew. The period is a solid 13 seconds, so there’s proper grunt behind it. Torquay Point handles a SW swell beautifully, being a point break, and that long-period groundswell will wrap in nicely. The afternoon is similar, with a 10ft swell and 5166 energy, still clean. This is the pick of the whole window.

Friday the 24th is next up – another big day. The morning brings a 8ft SW swell with a 15-second period and a fresh offshore breeze from the WNW at 35 km/h. The energy is 2307, so strong. That’s a serious groundswell, and the offshore wind will have it looking like a postcard. The afternoon though, is massive. A 16ft SW swell, with a 14-second period and 11806 combined energy – that’s very strong. Wind is cross-off at 30 km/h. This is huge, dangerous, and only for the absolute best of the best. If you’re not an expert, stay on the beach and watch.

Saturday the 25th drops off a touch but is still solid – 6ft in the morning, building to 12ft in the afternoon, with clean conditions and cross-off winds. Then the subsequent days are a mixed bag of smaller, cleaner surf, but nothing that matches the sheer power of that Thursday through Saturday window.

The water temperature is sitting at 57°, with a tiny anomaly of 0.9° – so pretty much average for this time of year, nothing out of the ordinary.

Look, if you’re an experienced surfer, Thursday the 23rd and Friday the 24th are your days. The swell is big, the direction is perfect for the point, and the winds are either offshore or cross-off, keeping it clean. The second week dips back into smaller, more ordinary conditions, so don’t sleep on this coming week.

Rusty.

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