
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 11PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1836 | 1811 | 1581 | 1537 | 1273 | 1289 | 1607 | 2541 | 2378 | 2111 | 1765 | 1611 | 1356 | 1356 | 1257 | 1098 | 1069 | 974 | 961 | |
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-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:54AM0.66m | 9:23AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33PM0.05m | 5:44PM0.07m | 5:51PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
1836 | 1811 | 1581 | 1537 | 1273 | 757 | 1607 | 2541 | 2378 | 2111 | 1765 | 1611 | 1356 | 1356 | 1257 | 1098 | 1069 | 974 | 961 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 17 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 |
175 | 346 | 650 | 774 | 953 | 1289 | 502 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 47 | 91 | 181 | 227 | 596 | 596 | 643 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | — | — |
— | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 377 | 122 | 0 | 0 |
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