
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 11PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1480 | 1236 | 1019 | 880 | 780 | 690 | 623 | 535 | 471 | 392 | 435 | 373 | 239 | 586 | 615 | 569 | 551 | 551 | 560 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:26AM0.59m | 6:15AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07PM0.11m | 4:17PM0.08m | 4:34PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
1480 | 1236 | 1019 | 880 | 780 | 690 | 623 | 535 | 471 | 392 | 435 | 373 | 231 | 586 | 615 | 569 | 551 | 551 | 560 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
— | 25 | 31 | 61 | 31 | 55 | 90 | 87 | 86 | 124 | 115 | 167 | 239 | — | 51 | 80 | 119 | 186 | 184 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | NE 2 | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
— | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 |
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