Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 3AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 663 | 865 | 1227 | 2060 | 2325 | 1706 | 3746 | 3426 | 3426 | 3213 | 2903 | 2696 | 2266 | 1859 | 1496 | 697 | 501 | 822 | 653 | 501 | 486 | 465 | 451 | 527 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:20AM3.23m | 1:48PM3.01m | 2:04AM3.14m | 2:35PM2.94m | 2:52AM3.05m | 3:26PM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM0.78m | 7:44AM0.78m | 7:59PM0.86m | 8:28AM0.81m | 8:48PM0.94m | 9:16AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 663 | 865 | 1227 | 2060 | 2325 | 1706 | 3746 | 3426 | 3426 | 3213 | 2903 | 2696 | 2266 | 1859 | 1496 | 697 | 297 | 822 | 653 | 501 | 486 | 465 | 451 | 527 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | W 15 | WSW 15 | — | N 7 | NNW 8 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | NNW 8 | SSW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 154 | 447 | 468 | — | 215 | 333 | 977 | 1073 | 778 | 579 | 454 | 268 | 181 | 113 | 73 | 341 | 501 | 26 | 68 | 6 | 6 | 75 | 127 | 203 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | NNW 8 | W 22 | — | — | WSW 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | NNW 8 | W 21 | W 21 | N 8 | N 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 400 | 75 | 85 | — | — | 1143 | 34 | 20 | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 36 | — | 13 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | E 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | S 3 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 14 | 132 | 256 | 48 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 146 | 154 | 40 | 75 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 131 | 215 | 244 | 251 | 156 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 193 | 193 |
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