Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 8PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1358 | 1794 | 2196 | 2549 | 1862 | 3783 | 1624 | 3773 | 3680 | 3826 | 4756 | 4756 | 4355 | 4608 | 4865 | 5133 | 5523 | 5043 | 5242 | 4911 | 5073 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:29PM2.98m | 3:02AM2.88m | 3:50PM2.85m | 4:32AM2.79m | 5:28PM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18AM0.86m | 8:56PM1.05m | 9:22AM1.06m | 10:15PM1.16m | 10:50AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 |
| kJ | 1358 | 838 | 671 | 2549 | 439 | 388 | 370 | 3773 | 3680 | 3826 | 4756 | 4756 | 4355 | 4608 | 4865 | 5133 | 5523 | 5043 | 5242 | 4911 | 5073 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | WNW 8 | — | NW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 822 | 339 | 300 | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | 45 | — | 32 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 904 | 1794 | 2196 | — | 1862 | 3783 | 1624 | — | — | 244 | — | — | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 258 | 258 | 258 | 248 | 257 | 248 | 20 | 20 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 253 | 110 | 253 | 244 | 104 | 110 | 110 | 252 | 252 | 246 |
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