Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 20s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 19s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 18s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 1AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat morning, light winds from the NE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1149 | 864 | 545 | 429 | 400 | 679 | 922 | 1315 | 2647 | 3183 | 3621 | 3685 | 3643 | 4733 | 4733 | 4525 | 4423 | 3937 | 3659 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:03PM0.35m | 9:45AM0.53m | 11:05PM0.40m | 10:14AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42PM0.14m | 3:11AM0.28m | 4:43PM0.18m | 4:11AM0.27m | 4:43PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1149 | 864 | 545 | 429 | 400 | 406 | 471 | 1315 | 2647 | 3183 | 3621 | 3685 | 3643 | 4733 | 4733 | 4525 | 4423 | 3937 | 3659 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 23 | SSW 6 | S 6 | WSW 21 | WSW 19 | SW 12 | S 6 | — | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 38 | 37 | 106 | 46 | 33 | 679 | 922 | 433 | 35 | — | 16 | 19 | 265 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | WSW 23 | WSW 20 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 54 | 75 | 260 | 400 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | S 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | S 6 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | 85 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 12 | — | 31 | 6 | 7 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 184 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 108 | 125 | 71 | 3 | 125 | 125 | 104 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 121 | 50 | 50 |
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