Torquay Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's break down the stretch ahead.

Honestly, the first week is a bit of a grind. We've got a decent, long-period groundswell from the SW rolling in, but the wind just won't play ball for most of it. The real standout, the one you want to circle on the calendar, is Thursday, August 13th. That morning looks absolutely pumping. For the rest of it, you'll be picking your moments.

Overall Pattern & Early Days
The surf starts small but promising on Friday, August 7th, at Torquay Point. It's a point break, pretty exposed to the SW, so it handles the 4ft SW swell (at a super-long 16 seconds) beautifully. With a light WNW offshore, it'll be clean and lined up. The water's sitting at about 56°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year. The combined swell energy is moderate (576), but that long period will make every wave count.

Saturday the 8th sees the swell drop a fraction to 3ft, and while the wind goes cross-offshore, it's getting stronger throughout the day. It'll be rideable in the morning, but it's nothing to get too excited about. Sunday the 9th is a write-off for surfing – strong winds and dropping swell (2ft) make for poor conditions.

Now, we get a taste of something bigger on Monday the 10th and Tuesday the 11th. Monday morning brings a jump in swell with a very long period from the WSW (4ft at 19 seconds!), and combined wave energy starting to build (1501). The issue is the wind is strong and cross-offshore, making it lumpy. Monday afternoon that swell pushes up to 7ft but the period drops, and it's still messy. Tuesday offers some cleaner morning conditions with an offshore NNW wind on a 3ft SW swell (15 seconds), but the magic is missing.

The Big Standout – Thursday, August 13th
This is the one. Thursday morning the 13th of August. A massive 15ft SW groundswell with a 16-second period hits, and the combined energy goes through the roof (11033). For a point break like Torquay Point, this is the right sort of swell – it'll wrap in with serious power and shape. The wind is a moderate W breeze, which is cross-offshore, keeping the face clean for *very* experienced surfers. This is big, heavy, expert-only territory, but for those guys and girls, this is the session of the forecast. The afternoon drops to a still solid 7ft.

The Rest of the Run
The following week settles down. Friday the 14th is clean in the morning with a 5ft SW swell, but afternoon winds turn onshore and messy. The weekend of the 15th and 16th is a mixed bag. Saturday the 15th sees onshore winds and a solid, long-period SSW swell (8ft, 17 seconds), so it’s not ideal for Torquay Point; it might be a lake out there. But Sunday the 16th is a beauty for lighter crowds. The swell drops to a clean 5ft from the SSW, and the morning is glassy. Zero wind. That’s the call for the mellow session.

After that, we drift into smaller, cleaner, more consistent but less powerful surf. Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th have waist-to-chest high waves with clean conditions, but nothing with much punch. The long period is still there, keeping the shape good.

We finish the outlook with a solid, consistent run from Wednesday the 19th through to Saturday the 22nd of August. The swell sits around 2ft to 5ft, mainly clean with light offshores or even glassy conditions. Thursday the 20th morning looks particularly good – 3ft of SW groundswell (17 seconds) with a gentle offshore N wind. Clean, lined-up, and perfect for a longboard or a funboard. The big standout is still Thursday the 13th, but if you're after a good time without the drama, the morning of Sunday the 16th or Thursday the 20th are your best bets.

Rusty.

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