
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 10PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2687 | 2944 | 2758 | 2295 | 2144 | 1888 | 1888 | 1626 | 1480 | 1236 | 1019 | 880 | 780 | 632 | 623 | 486 | 471 | 392 | 442 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:37AM0.56m | 5:26AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24PM0.14m | 4:07PM0.11m | 4:17PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
2687 | 2944 | 2758 | 2295 | 2144 | 1888 | 1888 | 1626 | 1480 | 1236 | 1019 | 880 | 780 | 632 | 623 | 486 | 471 | 392 | 442 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 25 | 31 | 61 | 31 | 55 | 90 | 87 | 86 | 124 | 115 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 5 | — |
— | — | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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