Torquay Surf Beach
Victoria, Australia
- Lifeguards
Today at a glance
Best: 3 pm to 4 pm, sunset 7:48 pm6.1
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
6.1
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
6.8
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
7.0
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
6.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
7.5
28 km/h17 mph wind, Great
7.5
27 km/h16 mph wind, Great
7.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
7.3
25 km/h15 mph wind, Great
5.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
7.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
3.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
2.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 3 pm to 4 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 25°C76°F
- Water
- 17°C63°F
- Wind
- 2515 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 3019 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.0 m3 ft
- UV
- 7 high
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 3%
- Sunset
- 7:48 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 9 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
- Low 3 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
- High 10 am, 0.5 m2 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
About Torquay Surf Beach
Torquay Surf Beach is a sandy beach located in Torquay, Victoria, Australia. It has an area of 56,907 square meters and is 927 meters long. OpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station nearby.
Torquay Surf Beach, also known as the Torquay Back Beach (to distinguish it from the nearby Torquay Front Beach), is a highly popular patrolled coastal beach facing the Bass Strait in Torquay, Victoria, Australia. It lies southwest of Torquay's town centre and adjacent to the start of the Great Ocean Road, attracting surfers, beachgoers and tourists. The beach reserve is managed by the Surf Coast Shire council in partnership with the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority, and seasonal patrolling is provided by the Torquay Surf Life Saving Club (part of Life Saving Victoria).
Source: Torquay Surf Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- LifeguardStation 200 m650 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Restrooms100 m320 ft away
- Showers120 m380 ft away
- Drinking water100 m330 ft away
- Parking11 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 190 m620 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink15 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Picnic tables220 m710 ft away
- Playground320 m0.2 mi away
- Wheelchair rampMapped nearbyWithin 500 m0.3 mi
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 470 m0.3 mi
- Nearest town
- 1.8 km1.1 miTorquay (town)
- Nearest airport
- 36 km22 miAvalon Airport (AVV)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Cosy Corner0.6 km0.4 mi north-east away7.4 Great
- Front Beach1.0 km0.6 mi north-east away7.4 Great
- Jan Juc Beach1.1 km0.7 mi south-west away7.4 Great
- Fishermans Beach1.9 km1.2 mi north-east away7.4 Great
- Princes Street2.0 km1.2 mi south-west away7.4 Great
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 82%
- Sun1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 100%
- Mon6.2 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 57%
- Tue6.1 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 56%
- Wed6.1 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 25%
- Thu5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 18%