Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 9AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 297 | 241 | 200 | 494 | 1137 | 1667 | 1235 | 760 | 625 | 677 | 3237 | 4095 | 11094 | 12173 | 9703 | 8031 | 6238 | 4822 | 3566 | 2811 | 2221 | 1868 | 1832 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:25AM2.62m | 6:15PM2.69m | 6:36AM2.66m | 7:15PM2.80m | 7:34AM2.76m | 8:03PM2.95m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44AM1.18m | 00:31AM1.26m | 12:55PM1.13m | 1:31AM1.16m | 1:50PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 297 | 241 | 183 | 313 | 353 | 1667 | 1235 | 760 | 574 | 486 | 435 | 4095 | — | — | — | 8031 | 6238 | 4822 | 3566 | 2811 | 2221 | 1868 | 1832 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 22 | — | W 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 33 | 59 | 9 | — | 29 | 99 | 202 | 497 | 677 | — | 699 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 231 | 625 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 83 | 200 | 494 | 1137 | — | — | — | — | 614 | 3237 | — | 11094 | 12173 | 9703 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 110 | 251 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 105 | 110 | 120 | 180 | 237 | 230 | 230 | 215 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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