Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 2PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 25s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the NNE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 691 | 610 | 1227 | 1080 | 1095 | 1210 | 1210 | 1314 | 1453 | 1515 | 6718 | 8246 | 10014 | 7263 | 8079 | 7230 | 6552 | 5263 | 4451 | 3668 | 2827 | 2271 | 2590 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:47AM0.53m | 9:38PM0.38m | 8:30AM0.51m | 9:34PM0.42m | 9:14AM0.47m | 9:39PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18PM0.15m | 2:06AM0.29m | 3:20PM0.19m | 3:04AM0.25m | 3:21PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 691 | 610 | 1227 | 1080 | 1095 | 1210 | 1210 | 1314 | 1453 | 1515 | 6718 | 8246 | 10014 | 7263 | 8079 | 7230 | 6552 | 5263 | 4451 | 3668 | 2827 | 2271 | 2590 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 15 | W 26 | W 25 | WSW 24 | WSW 24 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 261 | 414 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 55 | 215 | 447 | 732 | 961 | 2930 | — | — | 321 | — | — | — | 100 | 127 | — | — | 138 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | SSW 7 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 23 | 29 | 40 | — | — | 395 | 100 | 66 | 55 | 98 | 79 | 38 | 177 | 146 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 120 | 326 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 184 | 71 | 251 | 1018 | 2055 | 2061 | 2061 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 240 | 2365 | 111 | 71 | 0 |
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