Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (15 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 12AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
595 | 553 | 499 | 459 | 350 | 366 | 575 | 561 | 451 | 491 | 478 | 1361 | 1466 | 3054 | 2513 | 2167 | 2025 | 1758 | 1683 | 1452 | 1255 | 1359 | 1293 | 1392 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:10PM3.54m | 9:31AM3.45m | 9:59PM3.68m | 10:23AM3.51m | 10:49PM3.73m | 11:14AM3.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55PM0.36m | 3:24AM0.37m | 3:47PM0.28m | 4:14AM0.31m | 4:37PM0.26m | 5:06AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | W 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | W 23 |
595 | 506 | 499 | 390 | 321 | 257 | 575 | 561 | 451 | 491 | 478 | 1361 | 553 | 3054 | 2513 | 2167 | 2025 | 1758 | 1683 | 1452 | 1255 | — | — | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
340 | 553 | 418 | 459 | 350 | 366 | — | — | — | — | 363 | — | 1466 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 |
78 | 64 | 62 | 69 | 64 | 83 | 105 | 141 | 182 | 266 | 358 | 630 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1359 | 1293 | 1392 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 104 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 88 | 17 | 127 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 259 | 258 | 110 | 110 |
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