Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 697 | 594 | 594 | 378 | 282 | 201 | 453 | 750 | 2140 | 3076 | 3549 | 3563 | 2319 | 1291 | 970 | 687 | 510 | 397 | 434 | 531 | 861 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:27AM3.44m | 10:40PM3.50m | 11:07AM3.56m | 11:22PM3.54m | 11:47AM3.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37PM0.25m | 4:56AM0.14m | 5:18PM0.22m | 5:38AM0.17m | 6:02PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 9 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | SW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — |
| kJ | 697 | 594 | 594 | 378 | 282 | 201 | 198 | 422 | 53 | — | — | — | 144 | 1046 | 822 | 687 | 446 | 358 | 352 | 419 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 20 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | W 12 | — |
| kJ | — | 30 | — | 13 | 104 | 102 | 94 | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 570 | 510 | 397 | 143 | 11 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 106 | — | — | 28 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | 141 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 41 | 43 | 35 | 66 | 177 | 453 | 750 | 2140 | 3076 | 3549 | 3563 | 2319 | 1291 | 970 | — | — | — | 434 | 531 | 861 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 266 | 258 | 110 | 246 | 257 | 257 | 251 | 237 | 215 | 215 | 180 | 105 | 180 | 12 | 20 | 246 | 253 | 253 | 258 | 258 |
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