Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 1AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 286 | 309 | 478 | 674 | 807 | 1443 | 692 | 754 | 984 | 1422 | 2318 | 1706 | 1537 | 1220 | 1718 | 1376 | 1358 | 1422 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:41PM3.15m | 00:57AM2.99m | 1:20PM2.97m | 1:41AM2.79m | 2:08PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59PM0.82m | 7:17AM0.79m | 7:43PM1.03m | 8:00AM1.00m | 8:35PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 14 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 295 | 286 | 309 | 478 | 674 | 807 | 1443 | 310 | 754 | 829 | 1422 | 2318 | 1706 | 1220 | 1220 | 855 | 1376 | 910 | 1422 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 5 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | W 8 | — | — | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 26 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 692 | 283 | — | — | 509 | 254 | 1537 | 1208 | 1718 | 14 | 1358 | 1014 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | NNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 540 | 136 | 78 | 39 | — | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | — | 27 | — | — | — | 20 | 77 | 225 | 984 | 937 | — | — | — | — | — | 937 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 266 | 104 | 88 | 88 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 104 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 246 | 107 | 69 |
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