
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 5AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2727 | 2336 | 2015 | 1724 | 1724 | 1960 | 2025 | 1941 | 1748 | 1567 | 1449 | 1309 | 1180 | 1100 | 983 | 923 | 771 | 691 | 610 | 1111 | 1080 | 1028 | 1143 | 1227 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:12AM0.54m | 7:02AM0.54m | 10:06PM0.35m | 7:47AM0.53m | 9:38PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM0.11m | 3:15PM0.13m | 00:44AM0.34m | 3:18PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
2727 | 2336 | 2015 | 1724 | 1724 | 1960 | 2025 | 1941 | 1748 | 1567 | 1449 | 1309 | 1180 | 1100 | 983 | 923 | 771 | 691 | 610 | 1111 | 1080 | 1028 | 1143 | 1227 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | W 26 | W 25 | WSW 24 | WSW 24 | WSW 23 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 104 | 261 | 414 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 55 | 215 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
— | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 14 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 265 | 111 | 111 | 120 | 121 | 289 | 290 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 121 | 289 | 125 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 121 | 265 | 265 | 184 |
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