
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 3AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3329 | 3024 | 2731 | 2155 | 3037 | 2084 | 4486 | 5006 | 5155 | 4963 | 4671 | 4936 | 5601 | 5948 | 6110 | 6110 | 6027 | 5745 | 5246 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:20PM0.38m | 8:01AM0.47m | 8:57PM0.43m | 8:53AM0.42m | 8:58PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.31m | 2:59PM0.22m | 3:12AM0.25m | 2:38PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
3329 | 3024 | 2731 | 2155 | — | 2084 | — | — | — | — | — | 4936 | 5601 | 5948 | 6110 | 6110 | 6027 | 5745 | 5246 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 41 | 66 | 3037 | 247 | 4486 | 5006 | 5155 | 4963 | 4671 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 810 | 515 | 493 | 515 | 515 | 515 | 2200 | 1957 | 1894 | 1789 | 1951 | 515 | 515 | 817 | 790 | 2363 | 515 | 374 | 374 |
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