Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 4AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6355 | 5526 | 4528 | 3867 | 3466 | 3231 | 3231 | 3093 | 3135 | 3410 | 3915 | 4405 | 4804 | 5160 | 5653 | 5653 | 5190 | 4883 | 4588 | 4073 | 3921 | 3644 | 3203 | 3000 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:53AM0.71m | 9:36AM0.66m | 00:32AM0.29m | 10:13AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43PM0.03m | 5:58PM0.10m | 2:11AM0.28m | 5:50PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 6355 | 5526 | 4528 | 3867 | 3466 | 3231 | 3231 | 3093 | 3135 | 3410 | 3915 | 4405 | 4804 | 5160 | 5653 | 5653 | 5190 | 4883 | 4588 | 4073 | 3921 | 3644 | 3203 | 3000 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | WSW 24 | — | SW 22 | WSW 21 | — | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 22 | 54 | — | 118 | 180 | — | 949 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 122 | 121 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 184 | 121 | 71 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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