Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 4PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
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 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
513 | 786 | 827 | 384 | 384 | 378 | 325 | 404 | 490 | 864 | 964 | 2136 | 2110 | 1832 | 1977 | 1928 | 2102 | 2008 | 1788 | 1698 | 1537 | 1374 | 1356 | 1145 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:18AM0.75m | 10:57AM0.68m | 11:21AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37PM-0.00m | 9:24PM0.07m | 9:50PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||||
7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:23 | |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 7 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
513 | 786 | 827 | 384 | 138 | 378 | 325 | 158 | 153 | 864 | 964 | 2136 | 2110 | 1832 | 1977 | 1928 | 2102 | 2008 | 1788 | 1698 | 1537 | 1374 | 1356 | 1145 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | — | — | W 24 | WSW 12 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 7 | WSW 14 | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
113 | — | — | 11 | 384 | 46 | 180 | 325 | 239 | 99 | 553 | — | — | 198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 23 | — | — | SW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | 404 | 490 | 292 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 147 | 134 | — | 173 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 178 | 4 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 71 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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