Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 10AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7908 | 6865 | 6389 | 5736 | 4984 | 3978 | 3517 | 3056 | 2415 | 2140 | 1756 | 1498 | 1226 | 715 | 508 | 429 | 400 | 679 | 922 | 1315 | 2933 | 3183 | 3093 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:41AM0.61m | 11:12PM0.32m | 9:14AM0.58m | 11:03PM0.35m | 9:45AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39PM0.11m | 2:02AM0.29m | 4:42PM0.14m | 3:11AM0.28m | 4:43PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  | |  | | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 7908 | 6865 | 6389 | 5736 | 4984 | 3978 | 3517 | 3056 | 2415 | 2140 | 1756 | 1498 | 1226 | 715 | 508 | 429 | 319 | 563 | 515 | 1315 | 2933 | 3183 | 3093 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 26 | WSW 20 | S 7 | WSW 23 | WSW 21 | SSW 6 | WSW 21 | WSW 19 | SW 12 | — | — | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 13 | 38 | 86 | 106 | 260 | 50 | 679 | 922 | 383 | — | — | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 26 | W 21 | SW 24 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | WSW 21 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 9 | 23 | 37 | 75 | — | 400 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 103 | 92 | 6 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 265 | 189 | 1023 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 251 | 251 | 265 | 265 | 287 | 265 | 184 | 184 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 184 | 108 | 3 | 125 | 108 | 3 |
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