Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 9AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1962 | 3158 | 4166 | 5175 | 11006 | 10022 | 9647 | 9108 | 8777 | 6201 | 7698 | 6119 | 6537 | 4984 | 4395 | 3777 | 3495 | 2310 | 2032 | 1862 | 1594 | 1240 | 636 | 508 |
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 | on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:07AM0.62m | 8:41AM0.61m | 11:12PM0.32m | 9:14AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35PM0.09m | 4:39PM0.11m | 2:02AM0.29m | 4:42PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 1962 | 3158 | 4166 | 5175 | 11006 | 10022 | 9647 | 9108 | 8777 | 6201 | 7698 | 6119 | 6537 | 4984 | 4395 | 3777 | 3495 | 2310 | 2032 | 1862 | 1594 | 1240 | 636 | 508 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | W 21 | W 26 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 106 | 263 | 863 | 1883 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 37 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 26 | W 21 | SW 24 | WSW 23 | WSW 23 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 9 | 23 | 54 | 106 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 9 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 4 | S 7 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 289 | 485 | 342 | 165 | 965 | 59 | — | 143 | 100 | 84 | 39 | 6 | — | 25 | 150 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 178 | 220 | 265 | 125 | 104 | 71 | 71 | 265 | 265 | 1957 | 1018 | 265 | 265 | 1680 | 287 | 287 | 287 | 326 | 125 | 265 | 265 | 303 | 265 |
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