Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 11AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1543 | 1497 | 1468 | 1314 | 1020 | 992 | 861 | 755 | 658 | 559 | 471 | 447 | 373 | 319 | 319 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 260 | 260 | 256 | 330 | 577 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:22AM2.89m | 8:44PM3.10m | 9:04AM3.03m | 9:21PM3.24m | 9:42AM3.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17AM1.03m | 2:35PM0.89m | 2:57AM0.90m | 3:14PM0.76m | 3:33AM0.78m | 3:50PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1543 | 1497 | 1468 | 1314 | 1020 | 992 | 861 | 755 | 658 | 559 | 471 | 447 | 373 | 319 | 319 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 260 | 260 | 256 | 206 | 577 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 95 | 146 | 330 | 115 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | W 18 | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 107 | 88 | 88 |
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