Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 3AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 543 | 669 | 624 | 2186 | 2214 | 2109 | 2169 | 1736 | 1370 | 1028 | 862 | 983 | 1327 | 1152 | 1023 | 838 | 715 | 1003 | 859 | 794 | 656 | 656 | 697 | 1223 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:47AM2.99m | 4:28PM2.87m | 4:51AM2.96m | 5:45PM2.92m | 6:06AM2.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42PM1.00m | 10:10AM0.89m | 10:45PM1.03m | 11:17AM0.90m | 00:02AM0.99m | 12:36PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 543 | 669 | 624 | 2186 | 2214 | 2109 | 2169 | 1736 | 1370 | 1028 | 862 | 983 | 1327 | 1152 | 1023 | 838 | 715 | 1003 | 859 | 794 | 656 | 656 | 413 | 1223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 24 | W 23 | W 21 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — |
| kJ | 180 | 322 | 510 | 44 | 42 | 233 | 233 | 407 | 634 | 940 | 854 | 384 | 215 | 211 | 115 | 146 | 149 | 90 | 144 | 298 | 298 | 333 | 697 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | — | 211 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 4 | S 9 | S 4 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 68 | 106 | 154 | 294 | 418 | 435 | 149 | 131 | 230 | 14 | 129 | 9 | 50 | 46 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 207 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 230 | 216 | 207 | 216 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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