Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 7PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 22s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6260 | 5921 | 5118 | 4619 | 4138 | 3978 | 1447 | 2993 | 2732 | 2313 | 863 | 965 | 1605 | 1605 | 702 | 1419 | 1419 | 584 | 685 | 693 | 786 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:08PM3.41m | 00:22AM3.44m | 12:47PM3.31m | 1:04AM3.27m | 1:32PM3.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05AM0.35m | 6:21PM0.48m | 6:44AM0.48m | 7:04PM0.65m | 7:27AM0.66m | 7:55PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | W 24 | — | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | — | WSW 14 | W 20 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 44 | 11 | — | 91 | 91 | — | 994 | 194 | — | 249 | 863 | 965 | 1605 | 1605 | 702 | 1419 | 1419 | 584 | 685 | 693 | 305 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 194 | — | — | — | 322 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 293 | 188 | 188 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | 6260 | 5921 | 5118 | 4619 | 4138 | 3978 | 1447 | 2993 | 2732 | 2313 | 414 | 350 | — | — | 239 | — | — | — | — | — | 786 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 215 | 261 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 253 | 258 | 110 | 110 |
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