Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 7AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 662 | 569 | 553 | 536 | 491 | 421 | 414 | 408 | 346 | 341 | 233 | 218 | 274 | 259 | 211 | 154 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:20AM3.04m | 2:48PM2.86m | 3:10AM2.84m | 3:42PM2.72m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14PM0.85m | 8:42AM0.84m | 9:03PM1.04m | 9:30AM1.00m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 662 | 569 | 553 | 536 | 491 | 421 | 414 | 408 | 346 | 341 | 233 | 127 | 125 | 93 | 68 | 93 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 36 | 28 | 32 | 61 | 59 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 45 | 42 | 93 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | 32 | 31 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 67 | 123 | 218 | 274 | 259 | 211 | 154 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 107 | 104 | 20 | 110 | 110 | 105 | 20 | 193 | 20 | 3 | 0 |
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