Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 4PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 161 | 134 | 121 | 237 | 248 | 353 | 522 | 553 | 480 | 545 | 536 | 491 | 484 | 365 | 365 | 572 | 649 | 697 | 697 | 687 | 659 | 595 | 577 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:58PM0.73m | 10:33PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42AM0.04m | 8:22AM0.03m | 10:23AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SSW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 161 | 104 | 91 | 237 | 217 | 353 | 522 | 108 | 480 | 545 | 536 | 491 | 484 | 365 | 365 | 572 | 649 | 697 | 697 | 687 | 659 | 595 | 577 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 18 | SW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 11 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 157 | 134 | 121 | 171 | 248 | 76 | — | 553 | 68 | 55 | 38 | 25 | 103 | 146 | 147 | 147 | — | — | 204 | — | 8 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 60 | 69 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | SSW 11 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 11 | 5 | — | 247 | 88 | 114 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 307 | 265 | 3 | 0 | 374 | 265 | 71 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 289 | 308 | 289 | 265 | 184 | 184 | 173 | 265 | 1813 | 1915 | 1957 | 265 | 120 |
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