Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 12AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 17 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 391 | 383 | 260 | 249 | 318 | 232 | 208 | 201 | 196 | 142 | 210 | 251 | 232 | 269 | 333 | 680 | 636 | 522 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:48PM3.51m | 9:13AM3.40m | 9:37PM3.67m | 10:00AM3.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36PM0.56m | 3:03AM0.46m | 3:25PM0.35m | 3:50AM0.30m | 4:10PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | N 5 | N 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 12 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 326 | 261 | 189 | 142 | 249 | 318 | 25 | 39 | 201 | 196 | 142 | 112 | 91 | 232 | 269 | 314 | 680 | 636 | 494 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 17 | N 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 25 | 391 | 383 | 260 | 103 | 53 | 232 | 208 | 57 | 115 | 138 | 210 | 251 | 73 | 71 | 333 | 41 | 362 | 522 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 12 | WNW 13 | — | W 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 16 | N 6 | N 5 |
| kJ | 202 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 55 | 18 | — | 9 | 76 | 130 | 81 | 116 | 116 | 173 | 376 | 31 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NE 3 | N 4 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 9 | — | — | 54 | 73 | 109 | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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