Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 5PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2293 | 2356 | 1329 | 1093 | 915 | 902 | 796 | 1210 | 1006 | 888 | 582 | 504 | 513 | 591 | 668 | 1021 | 1144 | 1247 | 902 | 888 | 734 | 941 | 981 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:05PM0.68m | 9:28PM0.68m | 9:51PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28AM0.09m | 7:17AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | 6:51 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 20 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 2293 | — | 1329 | 1093 | 310 | 311 | 796 | 1210 | 1006 | 888 | 582 | 504 | 513 | 591 | 668 | 1021 | 1144 | 39 | 902 | 888 | 734 | 630 | 981 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 915 | 902 | 266 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | 223 | 528 | 941 | 578 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 139 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 2356 | 208 | 260 | 394 | 47 | 34 | 20 | — | 51 | 99 | 92 | 64 | 49 | 47 | — | — | 1247 | 87 | 127 | 155 | 150 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 108 | 104 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 50 | 178 | 125 | 115 | 50 | 108 | 184 | 265 | 265 | 184 | 111 | 104 | 265 | 1680 | 265 | 265 | 111 |
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