Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (10 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 9PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 380 | 1016 | 1003 | 1184 | 2109 | 3853 | 4877 | 5074 | 4701 | 4232 | 9572 | 11422 | 4080 | 3620 | 4006 | 2895 | 2763 | 2642 | 2751 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:18PM3.58m | 9:41AM3.46m | 9:59PM3.63m | 10:20AM3.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08PM0.35m | 3:31AM0.27m | 3:50PM0.23m | 4:12AM0.19m | 4:29PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 86 | 1016 | 357 | 674 | 2109 | 3853 | 4877 | 5074 | 4701 | 4232 | — | — | — | — | — | 2642 | 2642 | 2642 | 2751 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 21 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 189 | 721 | 1003 | 1184 | 2074 | 778 | 613 | 672 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 380 | — | 989 | 1164 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | 145 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 855 | 1344 | 9572 | 11422 | 4080 | 3620 | 4006 | 2895 | 2763 | 2328 | 1968 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 180 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 246 | 247 | 258 | 215 | 180 | 180 | 88 | 88 | 193 | 234 | 110 | 250 |
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