Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 10PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 267 | 385 | 330 | 330 | 324 | 336 | 205 | 247 | 289 | 195 | 195 | 189 | 265 | 261 | 237 | 302 | 326 | 444 | 381 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:37PM2.86m | 3:10AM2.64m | 3:37PM2.71m | 4:20AM2.53m | 4:50PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04PM1.16m | 9:20AM1.15m | 10:05PM1.26m | 10:25AM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 267 | 385 | 330 | 330 | 324 | 336 | 205 | 247 | 289 | 195 | 195 | 189 | 265 | 261 | 106 | 302 | 287 | 283 | 381 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | N 15 | N 14 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 64 | 106 | 159 | 237 | 93 | 4 | 4 | 334 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | WSW 12 | N 15 | — | — | N 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 88 | 4 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 12 | 37 | 21 | 10 | — | — | — | 138 | 326 | 444 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 261 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 194 | 193 | 110 | 105 |
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