Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 2AM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3097 | 3032 | 3621 | 3832 | 3788 | 4733 | 4733 | 4525 | 4423 | 3937 | 3304 | 3037 | 2931 | 2750 | 3232 | 3277 | 3028 | 2694 | 2475 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:05PM0.40m | 10:14AM0.47m | 11:12PM0.46m | 10:39AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43PM0.18m | 4:11AM0.27m | 4:43PM0.21m | 5:13AM0.26m | 4:38PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
3097 | 3032 | 3621 | 3832 | 3788 | 4733 | 4733 | 4525 | 4423 | 3937 | 3304 | 3037 | 2931 | 2750 | 3232 | 3277 | 3028 | 2694 | 2475 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 265 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 298 | 298 | 399 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 36 | 65 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 85 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 289 | 251 | 121 | 50 | 50 | 178 | 178 | 515 | 695 | 515 | 251 | 251 |
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