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◈Torquay / Anglesea · Australia
5.2
wave 1.6 m head-on
visibility~2m

Marginal

Today — right on the edge — wave, wind and surge pounding.

Sources: Open-Meteo · Copernicus · Sentinel-2 — high confidence · data 07:24

Sources & confidence

Sources
Open-Meteo · Copernicus · Sentinel-2
Method
spearo sea-state engine: consensus of up to 6 models + satellite clarity (ZSD) + buoy-bias checks
Freshness
Re-read every hour, per coast

Compiled by the spearo sea-state engine · How it works →

The verdict comes from seven water factors and hard safety gates — not ten tabs. Go or stay.

How we score the water

Our own model

Our own forecast engine — not a third-party widget. It weighs these water factors into one go-or-stay verdict for this coast; the 0–10 dial is that verdict, read out as a number.

01
Swell & wave memory
Height, period and direction of the swell, plus the wake of recent storms — an old storm still stirs the water, and the engine remembers.
02
Wind & gusts
Speed and gusts, hour by hour — wind speed and an onshore push chop the surface and cut visibility.
03
Tide phase
Timing and range of the tide, calibrated per coast — big spring tides pull the verdict toward caution.
04
Water temperature
Sea-surface temperature — sharply cold water vetoes a green verdict.
05
Currents & outflow
Direction and drift of the current — it pushes you, and it drags turbid coastal water across where you dive.
06
Rain runoff & air clarity
Rain muddies the water inshore through land runoff, while fog and haze cut visibility at the surface.
07
Coast shape & exposure
How the coast faces the swell — a sheltered cove keeps the water clean; an exposed, head-on point takes a penalty.

Safety gates

  • Thunderstorm forecast — an instant red, no exceptions.
  • An official warning (MeteoAlarm / IPMA) — yellow, or red for the higher ranks.
  • Missing input data — a would-be green is capped to yellow rather than overstated.
  • Strong disagreement between forecast models — a green day is pulled back to yellow.
  • Night hours — where night spearfishing is banned by law the window is forced red; where it is legal (Australia outside NSW, New Zealand, South Africa) it is capped at yellow, never green.

It all folds into a single 0–10 score and one verdict: go or stay.

A forecast, not a guarantee — the sea has the last word.

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Open coast (Point Roadknight & Torquay offshore reef) — solo, off the rocks
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caution — solo off the rocks is risky, check on site · wave 1.6 m (occasionally up to ~3.2 m)
wave 1.6 m head-onwind 22, gusts 37 km/hsurge pounding the rocksvisibility ~2 m
today, best window 15:00–18:00
fish · Visibility 2 m · Water 16.1°C
confidence high · verdict for the selected day
Best window · next 3 days
borderlineTuesday · 06:00–09:00
you can see ~3 m ahead fish

ℹ️ Conservative visibility estimate kept

↑ high tide 10:30 · slack water ~09:45–11:15 bite times: 11:10–13:10 · 18:27–19:27

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Windows, hours
and the day's trends.

The day is picked above, in the hero. Here are that day's windows, the hour-by-hour map and the trends. Tap a window to break down the conditions.

Sunday · today2026-10-25
06:23–19:50 · full moon
▼ 04:00▲ 11:00▼ 17:00▲ 23:00 · 1.2 m
Hours (06→20)
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Day's trends
Tide0.73 m
Wave1.52 m
Wind12 km/h
Water16 °C
fish activity: moon overhead 00:00 · high · moonset 05:24 · moderate · moon underfoot 12:10 · high · moonrise 18:57 · moderate
Conditions window15:00–18:00
caution — solo off the rocks is risky, check on site fish
Hs 1.58 m · roughperiod 10.4 s head-onwind 22→37surge 8.1viz 2 m
1.58 mrough · up to ~3.16 · 224° head-on
10.4 sswell building
22→37gusts 37 km/h
8.1pounding the rocks
0.22m/s
2 mrecent swell
16.1°C5 mm + hood
▼17:00tide turn near
Atmosphere3 kmovercast
lowoff the lunar peaks
  • wave 1.6 m (occasionally up to ~3.2 m)
  • steep wind-wave — choppy surface, careful on entry
  • low water — slack
confidence highday
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The water column

Visibility and what drives it — post-storm clearing, river plume, temperature and the thermocline.

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The seabed

Relief and bottom type, tides, and the depths of each spot.

On the rock

The forecast is the plan.
The call is on the rock.

The models set the window. Whether you go in is read only at the water: count the sets, watch the surge on the entry. If in doubt, you don't get in.

Entry points

Where to get in
off the rocks.

Scouted entries, coloured by today. The colour is the sea state at the spot, not a guarantee: the wash and a slippery entry you judge on site.

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Point Impossible ReefOpen coast (Point Impossible)
borderline
Chosen from seabed measurements, not from divers' reports.
swell on the quarter today
window
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Seabed depth of the selected area
≈0.4–4.4 m (bathymetry AusSeabed, 30 m)

Chosen by measurement, not by a confirmed source. Depth by the grid from mean sea level: 0.4–4.4 m; bottom height varies by 4.0 m (moderate). At low tide only about 30% of the area is deeper than 1 m. Come on a rising or high tide. Access, visibility and fish are unknown: judge it on the shore.

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Point RoadknightOpen coast (Point Roadknight & Torquay offshore reef)
borderline
exposed head-on to the swell today

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Check the cam BEFORE you leave. Foam, brown/green murk, or waves washing the entry rocks = No-go. At night/in fog the cam is useless — treat it as «unknown», NOT «green».

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Reference

What's in season,
what the law says.

Rules as of now — 25.10.2026 15:37 (Australia/Melbourne)

In season now
  • yellowtail kingfish
    Seriola lalandi · 3–35 m · ⚠️ closed season/limit
    min 60 cm · bag 2 a day
  • snapper
    Chrysophrys auratus · 5–40 m · ⚠️ closed season/limit
    min 28 cm · bag 10 a day
  • dusky flathead
    Platycephalus fuscus · 1–15 m · ⚠️ closed season/limit
    30–55 cm · bag 5 a day
  • luderick (blackfish)
    Girella tricuspidata · 0–12 m · legal
    min 23 cm · bag 10 a day
  • silver trevally
    Pseudocaranx georgianus · 3–30 m · legal
    min 20 cm · bag 20 a day
  • rock blackfish (black drummer)
    Girella elevata · 0–12 m · legal
    no minimum size · bag 5 a day
  • Australian salmon
    Arripis trutta · 0–15 m · legal
Kilcunda
  • Princetown
  • Port Campbell
  • Inverloch
  • Peterborough
  • Venus Bay
  • Walkerville
  • Waratah Bay
  • Sandy Point
  • Yanakie
  • Toora
  • Port Fairy / Warrnambool
  • Port Welshpool
  • Port Albert
  • Mcloughlins Beach
  • Woodside Beach
  • Portland
  • Seaspray

    • Tasmania

    • Wickham
    • Sea Elephant
    • Loorana
    • Naracoopa
    • Currie
    • Yarra Creek
    • Grassy
    • Pearshape
    • Surprise Bay

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    transparency ~15 m · satellite, 2 days agosatellite estimate · may differ right at the shore

    Indented Head buoy: wave 0.5 m · 2 h ago(model: 1.1 m)

    window
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    Seabed depth of the selected area
    ≈0.1–2.1 m (bathymetry AusSeabed, 30 m)

    A rocky point: reef and boulders round the headland, 3–11 m; the mark sits roughly 70 m off the shoreline. GEBCO 2020 is too coarse this close in, so the band is a nearshore estimate to be confirmed in the water.

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    🔒 Torquay Offshore Recreational Fishing ReefOpen coast (Point Roadknight & Torquay offshore reef)
    borderline
    Pro · subscribers
    exposed head-on to the swell today
    window
    —
    Seabed depth of the selected area
    ≈27–28 m (bathymetry AusSeabed, 30 m)

    The full spot briefing is part of the subscription: entry, bottom, hazards, tide window.

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    Bells Beach reefCoast (Torquay, Jan Juc & Bells)
    borderline
    ⛔ Banned here
    exposed head-on to the swell today
    window
    —
    Seabed depth of the selected area
    ≈0.4–4.4 m (bathymetry AusSeabed, 30 m)

    Deep reef off the famous surf break; 4–10 m, crayfish, abalone. Big-swell only for experienced — dive the flat days. CLOSED: the mark is inside «Point Addis Marine National Park» — a no-take zone, spearfishing included.

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    Jan Juc — Bird RockCoast (Torquay, Jan Juc & Bells)
    borderline
    exposed head-on to the swell today
    window
    —
    Seabed depth of the selected area
    ≈0.7–3.7 m (bathymetry AusSeabed, 30 m)

    Reef and gutters below Bird Rock; 3–8 m, crayfish, abalone. Exposed ocean reef — go on small swell.

    Google Maps
    Point Danger (Torquay)Coast (Torquay, Jan Juc & Bells)
    borderline
    ⛔ Banned here
    3 m from the boundary of Point Danger Marine Sanctuary (no-take zone)
    exposed head-on to the swell today
    window
    —
    Seabed depth of the selected area
    ≈0.4–1.7 m (bathymetry AusSeabed, 30 m)

    Reef platform off the Point Danger reserve; 2–6 m, abalone, crayfish, snapper. Easy entry, sheltered on N wind.

    Google Maps
    🔒 Rocky PointCoast (Torquay, Jan Juc & Bells)
    borderline
    Ultra · subscribers
    116 m from the boundary of Point Addis Marine National Park (no-take zone)
    exposed head-on to the swell today
    window
    —
    Seabed depth of the selected area
    ≈0.8–5.6 m (bathymetry AusSeabed, 30 m)

    The full spot briefing is part of the subscription: entry, bottom, hazards, tide window.

    Open in the app →
    The Steps, Jan JucCoast (Torquay, Jan Juc & Bells)
    borderline
    Chosen from seabed measurements, not from divers' reports.
    exposed head-on to the swell today
    window
    —
    Seabed depth of the selected area
    ≈0.5–4.3 m (bathymetry AusSeabed, 30 m)

    Chosen by measurement, not by a confirmed source. Depth by the grid from mean sea level: 0.5–4.3 m; bottom height varies by 3.8 m (moderate). At low tide only about 37% of the area is deeper than 1 m. Come on a rising or high tide. Access, visibility and fish are unknown: judge it on the shore.

    Google Maps

    SOLO is the biggest risk: underwater you can black out from lack of oxygen silently and fatally, with no one around. Solo is never truly «safe». Below are the best weather windows; carry a buoy, tell someone your plan and exit time, and any doubt — don't go.

    min 21 cm · bag 20 a day
  • bastard trumpeter
    Latridopsis forsteri · 5–30 m · ⚠️ closed season/limit
    no minimum size · bag 5 a day
  • striped trumpeter
    Latris lineata · 15–50 m · ⚠️ closed season/limit
    no minimum size · bag 5 a day
  • banded morwong
    Cheilodactylus spectabilis · 3–30 m · ⚠️ closed season/limit
    min 23 cm · bag 5 a day
  • bluethroat wrasse
    Notolabrus tetricus · 3–30 m · legal
    min 27 cm · bag 5 a day
  • mulloway (jewfish)
    Argyrosomus japonicus · 2–25 m · ⚠️ closed season/limit
    min 60 cm · bag 5 a day
  • yellowfin bream
    Acanthopagrus australis · 0–6 m · legal
    min 28 cm · bag 10 a day
  • black bream
    Acanthopagrus butcheri · 0–6 m · ⚠️ closed season/limit
    min 28 cm · bag 10 a day
  • southern calamari
    Sepioteuthis australis · 1–12 m · legal
    no minimum size · bag 10 a day
  • octopus
    Octopus spp. · 0–10 m · legal
    no minimum size · bag 10 a day
  • cuttlefish
    Sepia spp. · 1–15 m · legal
    no minimum size · bag 10 a day
  • King George whiting
    Sillaginodes punctatus · 0–6 m · legal
    min 27 cm · bag 20 a day
  • tailor
    Pomatomus saltatrix · 0–10 m · legal
    min 23 cm · bag 20 a day
  • cobia (black kingfish)
    Rachycentron canadum · 3–25 m · legal
    no minimum size · bag 5 a day
  • Spanish mackerel
    Scomberomorus commerson · 3–25 m · legal
    no minimum size · bag 5 a day
    • off season: eastern blue groper () · black cod (black rockcod) () · grey nurse shark ()
    Law
    • •Spearfishing in Australia is governed by STATE law, not federal: the licence, the gear, the closed areas, the sizes and the all differ between NSW, QLD, VIC, SA, WA and TAS. Below is your state's pack; cross into the next state and the rules change at the border.
    • ✓Federally listed threatened, migratory and marine species — white and whale sharks, sawfish, marine turtles and marine mammals among them — are protected in Commonwealth waters: killing, injuring or taking one there is an offence (Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999). In a state's own waters the same animals are protected by that state's list (see the protected-species panel). Never shoot, disturb or take them.
    • ✓Marine park zoning applies ON TOP of the state's fishing rules: / Sanctuary / Preservation zones are full no-take, and on the Great Barrier Reef the marine park zoning sits on top of the Queensland rules. Check the boundaries on the managing agency's zone map before you enter the water (Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan 2003; NSW Marine Estate Management (Management Rules) Regulation).
    • ✓Rock lobster may not be speared in NSW, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania or Western Australia — it is taken by hand (WA also allows a hand snare or blunt crook). The Queensland and Northern Territory pages read on 26 Sep 2026 publish no such rule, so there it is not stated either way. Abalone may not be speared in Victoria or Tasmania. Spearfishing in inland fresh waters is banned in NSW, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. Sources: NSW Fisheries Management (General) Regulation; Fisheries Regulations 2019 (Vic); Fisheries Management (General) Regulations 2017 (SA); the state fisheries guides.
    • ✓VIC: a recreational fishery licence is required to take fish or to use or carry fishing gear in, on or next to Victorian waters — spearfishing included (Fisheries Act 1995, s 44; Fisheries Regulations 2019, reg. 99). For the current fee, check the VFA. Exempt: under-18s (Act s 47), people aged 70 or over, Seniors Card holders, aged or invalid pensioners, TPI and service pensioners, holders of a concession card from a carer payment, Veterans Card – Victoria holders and Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people (reg. 98).
    • ✓VIC gear and places (per VFA): a speargun, included, may be used in any marine water that is not a restricted water; a hand spear may take any fish except rock lobster and abalone. Speargun and hand spear are banned within 30 m of any jetty or pier and within 30 m of the mouth of any creek or river. No express scuba prohibition for spearfishing was found in the VFA rules — that is not the same as «allowed», so check with the VFA before you go (Fisheries Regulations 2019, reg. 120–121).
    • ✓VIC closed waters: a speargun may not be used or carried in Anderson, Corner, Curdies, Mallacoota, Shallow, Tamboon and Wingan Inlets, Lake Tyers and the Gippsland Lakes — where only four named spots are open (Fisheries Regulations 2019, reg. 120; version 006 of 1 July 2023 is still the one in force). and Marine are closed outright (National Parks Act 1975). A gun may be carried through prohibited waters in a boat only by the most direct route.
    • ✓VIC sizes and seasons: the same limits as for every other method; a species not listed carries a bag of 5. Key ones: snapper 28 cm, bag 10 (no more than 3 fish ≥40 cm), no closed season; kingfish 60 cm, bag 2. Rock lobster: males closed 15 Sep – 15 Nov, females 1 Jun – 15 Nov — and it may not be speared in any case (Fisheries Act 1995).
    • •VIC weather: the BOM marine wind warning summary for the state — bom.gov.au/marine/lite/warning/IDV20600.shtml. Rules change: check the VFA before every trip.
    • ⛔ 🚫 Victoria: eastern AND western blue groper, black cod, plus seahorses, seadragons and pipefish — taking or possessing is prohibited (for Syngnathidae even attempting to take, catch-and-release included). Rock lobster may not be speared: a speargun may be carried while diving for lobster but never used on it.
    • ⛔ 🚫 Eastern blue groper (the NSW state fish) and black cod may not be speared. Grey nurse shark, white shark, seahorses, seadragons and pipefish are protected. Rock lobster may not be taken with a spear in NSW, VIC or TAS; abalone may not be speared in VIC or TAS.
    • ⛔ 🚫 and Marine (VIC), Tasmanian marine reserves and NSW aquatic reserves — all fishing prohibited. Every inland (fresh) water is closed to spearfishing in all three states.

    Rules change and vary BY STATE. Before heading out, check with your state's fisheries (NSW DPI, Fisheries QLD, VFA, DPIRD WA, PIRSA, NRE Tas, NT Fisheries) and the marine-park zoning map.

    Safety protocol
    • Sets: watch the wave trains ≥15 min before entering; Hmax ≈ 2×Hs, the wash can run 50 m past the foam line. A lull >10 min with period >12 s = a big set «overdue», do NOT enter; enter right after a full set passes and re-check at minute 30.
    • Exit FIRST: find your exit AND a backup before entering. On a rocky/boulder shore a 0.5 m rise in swell can make the exit impossible — getting pinned/unable to climb out is the main killer.
    • Headland rip: prominent points often have a permanent topographic rip regardless of the model — locate it, enter/exit on the windward side, never swim against it.
    • Cold: wetsuit per the SST chip; the first shiver = a metabolic surge and a drop in breath-hold → get out at the first steady shiver. Cap the session at 45–60 min below 15 °C.
    • Solo discipline: buoy up; tell someone the spot and exit time; conservative breath-hold (never push it in cold/murky/surfy water); visibility <3 m — don't enter.
    • Afternoon wind: on many coasts the wind builds from midday — plan to be out of the water by midday; the chop builds — get out.
    • UV 11:00–15:00 (UVI ≥6): sunscreen and cover up on the surface interval.
    • Solo is a fundamental risk (hypoxic blackout with no buddy). Any doubt = No-go.

    FAQ — spearfishing in Torquay / Anglesea

    Where can I spearfish in Torquay / Anglesea?

    Torquay / Anglesea has rock entry points such as Point Danger (Torquay), Jan Juc — Bird Rock and Bells Beach reef. The Surf Coast's home town: the reef platform off Point Danger is an easy 2–6 m entry for abalone, crayfish and snapper and stays sheltered on a northerly, while Bird Rock at Jan Juc and the Bells reef are exposed ledges for small swell only. Below you'll find each spot (access, shelter and hazards) and today's forecast.

    When is the best season in Torquay / Anglesea?

    Summer (Dec–Mar) — Bass Strait calms; cold, dive the slack at the Heads.

    How cold is the water in Torquay / Anglesea?

    Summer 14–19 °C — 5–7 mm suit; winter 11–13 °C — 7 mm. Cold Bass Strait.

    Is Torquay / Anglesea good for a beginner?

    Hard: cold, strong race at the Heads — dive the slack.

    Do I need a licence in Torquay / Anglesea?

    Torquay / Anglesea is in VIC. Yes — Victoria requires a Recreational Fishing Licence, and the spear is banned in and beside every inland water. Spearfishing on scuba is banned everywhere, rock lobster may never be speared, and marine-park sanctuary/green zones are no-take. See the guide for the state-by-state detail.

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