Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 4AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | W 9 | WSW 17 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 258 | 344 | 582 | 582 | 643 | 643 | 2054 | 2379 | 2394 | 2480 | 2446 | 2907 | 3423 | 4315 | 4462 | 4188 | 3887 | 4041 | 3887 | 3601 | 3286 | 2991 | 2717 | 2498 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:06PM0.59m | 11:36PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:28PM0.14m | 1:00PM0.13m | 1:22PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 258 | 220 | 582 | 582 | 643 | 643 | 2054 | 2379 | 2394 | 2480 | 2446 | 2907 | 3423 | 4315 | 4462 | 4188 | 3887 | 4041 | 3887 | 3601 | 3286 | 2991 | 2717 | 2498 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 187 | 215 | 373 | 422 | 487 | 620 | 933 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 209 | 344 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 515 | 1680 | 377 | 167 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 122 | 1894 | 474 | 289 | 173 | 265 | 265 | 515 | 1680 | 1680 | 294 | 184 |
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