Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (10 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 11PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 10). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 215 | 189 | 145 | 138 | 154 | 320 | 349 | 394 | 654 | 537 | 449 | 392 | 343 | 323 | 306 | 321 | 382 | 612 | 596 | 530 | 1108 | 1061 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:22PM3.23m | 11:40AM3.37m | 11:57PM3.19m | 12:14PM3.33m | 00:33AM3.11m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18PM0.57m | 5:34AM0.49m | 5:54PM0.64m | 6:09AM0.58m | 6:30PM0.75m | 6:45AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | |  |  | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — |
 | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | 8:13 |
mm | 16 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 16 | WNW 8 | WSW 16 | W 8 | W 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 215 | 189 | 145 | 138 | 154 | 320 | 349 | 394 | 94 | 537 | 449 | 91 | 343 | 323 | 306 | 321 | 382 | 280 | 596 | 212 | 1108 | 1061 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | NW 12 | WNW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WNW 8 | WSW 15 | N 15 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 58 | 133 | 129 | 96 | 96 | 32 | 94 | 93 | 103 | 144 | 96 | 242 | 314 | 78 | 612 | 112 | 530 | 4 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 18 | W 20 | W 19 | N 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | N 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | N 15 | N 15 | WSW 9 | N 15 | — | N 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 55 | 5 | 90 | 128 | 47 | 58 | 4 | 4 | 123 | 4 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NW 9 | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 106 | 148 | 193 | 219 | 128 | 55 | 52 | 67 | 654 | — | — | 392 | — | — | — | — | 299 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 41 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 248 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 244 | 254 | 246 | 246 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 |
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