Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 8PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 269 | 295 | 346 | 620 | 549 | 488 | 451 | 607 | 390 | 439 | 525 | 546 | 679 | 453 | 453 | 362 | 299 | 302 | 423 | 481 | 538 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:01PM2.65m | 6:35AM2.57m | 7:01PM2.76m | 7:34AM2.69m | 7:51PM2.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40AM1.23m | 00:25AM1.16m | 12:49PM1.10m | 1:27AM0.97m | 1:46PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 183 | 117 | 346 | 620 | 549 | 488 | 451 | 340 | 268 | 439 | 260 | 238 | 157 | 453 | 131 | 362 | 299 | 282 | 219 | 192 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 16 | SW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | W 24 | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 |
| kJ | 269 | 295 | 34 | 30 | 67 | 69 | 178 | — | 390 | 140 | 525 | 546 | 679 | 120 | 453 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | W 21 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | SW 11 | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 75 | 58 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | 607 | 248 | 285 | — | — | — | — | — | 164 | 240 | 302 | 423 | 481 | 538 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 17 | 294 | 104 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 110 | 194 | 193 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 110 | 110 | 266 | 260 | 193 | 105 |
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