
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 1PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1498 | 1356 | 1257 | 1098 | 1056 | 974 | 894 | 1199 | 2703 | 2611 | 2511 | 2964 | 4074 | 4533 | 4737 | 4267 | 3921 | 2920 | 3371 | 3326 | 3477 | 3151 | 5268 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:23AM0.65m | 9:49AM0.62m | 1:14AM0.31m | 10:12AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51PM0.09m | 5:54PM0.12m | 2:57AM0.30m | 5:58PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 16 |
1498 | 1356 | 1257 | 1098 | 1056 | 974 | 663 | 763 | 2703 | 2611 | 2511 | 2964 | 4074 | 4533 | 4737 | 4267 | 3921 | 2920 | 3371 | 3326 | 3477 | 3151 | 5268 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | SW 18 | — |
47 | 91 | 181 | 227 | 596 | 596 | 894 | 1199 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 189 | — | — | — | 1007 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 156 | 305 | 306 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 122 | 377 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 493 | 493 | 225 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 189 | 265 | 121 | 85 |
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