Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (27 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 1AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1144 | 904 | 830 | 835 | 714 | 601 | 269 | 326 | 263 | 263 | 238 | 242 | 238 | 283 | 348 | 348 | 474 | 455 | 443 | 796 | 691 | 612 | 578 | 553 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:43PM2.93m | 7:59AM2.88m | 8:26PM3.06m | 8:43AM2.97m | 9:04PM3.18m | 9:23AM3.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26PM0.93m | 1:56AM1.00m | 2:13PM0.86m | 2:38AM0.91m | 2:54PM0.79m | 3:16AM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
 | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1144 | 904 | 830 | 835 | 714 | 601 | 268 | 326 | 263 | 263 | 238 | 242 | 238 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 234 | 254 | 443 | 796 | 691 | 612 | 578 | 553 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | W 24 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 110 | 11 | 269 | 219 | 215 | 212 | 222 | 229 | 232 | 283 | 348 | 348 | 474 | 455 | 200 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 31 | — | — | — | 45 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 4 | S 10 | S 4 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SSE 2 | SSW 7 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 112 | 100 | 350 | 286 | 15 | 158 | 9 | — | 83 | 78 | 78 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 193 | 193 | 104 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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