Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 12PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 294 | 275 | 217 | 212 | 212 | 274 | 356 | 422 | 1714 | 1864 | 1245 | 972 | 811 | 604 | 422 | 300 | 280 | 350 | 679 | 662 | 612 | 580 | 565 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:31AM2.87m | 5:31PM2.88m | 6:01AM2.89m | 6:54PM3.05m | 7:18AM3.03m | 7:56PM3.29m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55AM1.06m | 11:49PM1.11m | 12:27PM0.99m | 1:10AM0.93m | 1:39PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 294 | 275 | 217 | 212 | 212 | 274 | 356 | 408 | 451 | 1864 | 1245 | 972 | 811 | 604 | 422 | 300 | 280 | 186 | 679 | 662 | 612 | 580 | 565 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 19 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | W 19 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 43 | 39 | 123 | 186 | 249 | 422 | — | 358 | 318 | 387 | 536 | 158 | 154 | 166 | 207 | 282 | 137 | 105 | 75 | 143 | 118 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | WSW 15 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | N 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 35 | 71 | 72 | 37 | 37 | 28 | — | — | 193 | 267 | 243 | 249 | 297 | 294 | 210 | 276 | 350 | — | — | 3 | 52 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 15 | 19 | 29 | 131 | 1714 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 202 | 176 | 201 | 176 | 147 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 88 | 51 | 53 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 46 | 46 | 104 | 110 | 110 | 234 | 230 | 230 | 10 | 0 |
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