Torra Bay, Namibia
No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Henties Bay, is 227 km away.
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About Torra Bay
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces W (250°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (70°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 28). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 14°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually June, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Henties Bay, is 227 km away.
Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Henties Bay, is 227 km away.
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Forecast
The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 19Oct | 12, poor | 6 ft9 smushy | 577kJ | wind from the south, 21 knots | 15°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 23, poor | 6 ft7 smushy | 396kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots | 15°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 11, too small | 5 ft7 smushy | 288kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots | 15°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 6, too small | 4 ft10 smushy | 230kJ | wind from the south, 20 knots | 16°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 19, too small | 5 ft6 smushy | 121kJ | wind from the south-west, 7 knots | 16°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 23, too small | 5 ft7 smushy | 202kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots | 15°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 35, too small | 6 ft7 smushy | 282kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots | 15°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 23, too small | 5 ft7 smushy | 195kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots | 16°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 7, too small | 4 ft6 smushy | 90kJ | wind from the south, 10 knots | 17°C |
| Wed 28Oct | 0, poor | – | – | – | – |
Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.
Your trip, day by day
6 nights from Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates
- Tue 20 OctTravel out
No way there we can work out.
- Wed 21 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 19 of 80.
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Too small: 5 ft at best.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 28 of 80.
- Sun 25 OctSurf Torra Bay
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 6 ft at 7 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).
- Mon 26 OctTravel home
No way there we can work out.
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