
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 12PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1809 | 1538 | 1314 | 1159 | 943 | 572 | 451 | 921 | 869 | 752 | 722 | 682 | 682 | 537 | 514 | 506 | 615 | 412 | 385 | 673 | 1003 | 1760 | 2157 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:32PM0.59m | 00:00AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07PM0.17m | 1:57PM0.14m | 2:13PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | W 11 | WSW 16 |
1809 | 1538 | 1314 | 1159 | 943 | 572 | 451 | 921 | 869 | 752 | 722 | 682 | 682 | 537 | 514 | 506 | 615 | 350 | 371 | 350 | 1003 | 1477 | 1335 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 22 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 209 | 318 | 18 | 9 | 40 | 76 | 74 | 39 | 186 | 211 | 184 | 351 | 412 | 385 | 673 | 380 | 1138 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 129 | 75 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | W 6 | W 11 | W 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 14 | 29 | 66 | 166 | 1760 | 2157 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 120 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 377 | 480 | 377 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 438 | 438 | 445 | 480 | 520 |
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