Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 11AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | W 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 571 | 452 | 387 | 382 | 367 | 486 | 273 | 317 | 566 | 804 | 1157 | 1296 | 1388 | 1342 | 5270 | 1106 | 1603 | 1781 | 1301 | 832 | 796 | 716 | 594 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:00PM3.32m | 00:13AM3.47m | 12:36PM3.27m | 00:49AM3.38m | 1:15PM3.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56AM0.51m | 6:09PM0.52m | 6:33AM0.53m | 6:47PM0.61m | 7:12AM0.60m | 7:29PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 21 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 17 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 571 | 452 | 387 | 382 | 367 | 120 | 157 | 128 | 566 | 804 | 1157 | 1296 | 1388 | 1342 | — | 1099 | — | — | 1301 | 832 | 720 | 637 | 584 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — | WSW 21 | W 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 40 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 72 | — | 147 | 317 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 688 | 827 | 796 | 716 | 594 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | W 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 486 | 273 | 304 | 353 | 487 | 723 | 966 | 932 | 890 | 5270 | 1106 | 1603 | 1781 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 20 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 256 | 215 | 265 | 332 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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