Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (02 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 12AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NNW 6 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 812 | 656 | 566 | 467 | 339 | 323 | 257 | 135 | 121 | 85 | 176 | 356 | 369 | 279 | 254 | 240 | 188 | 180 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 3:25PM3.10m | 4:05AM2.89m | 4:39PM3.00m | 5:15AM2.83m | 5:52PM2.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49PM0.91m | 10:12AM0.97m | 10:59PM0.96m | 11:26AM1.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 8 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | NNW 6 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 812 | 656 | 566 | 467 | 339 | 323 | 257 | 135 | 121 | 43 | 176 | 356 | 369 | 279 | 254 | 95 | 188 | 180 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | N 14 | N 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 45 | 68 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 93 | 108 | 240 | 66 | 53 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 15 | N 14 | SW 11 | N 14 | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 29 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 98 | 94 | 93 | 91 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 29 | 61 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 83 | 88 | 130 | 130 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 229 | 104 | 0 | 110 | 46 | 110 | 252 | 206 | 229 | 110 | 88 | 110 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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