Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 2PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6836 | 6427 | 5953 | 5140 | 4797 | 4471 | 4214 | 4299 | 4244 | 3719 | 3574 | 3271 | 3227 | 3348 | 3030 | 2917 | 2379 | 2309 | 4478 | 3237 | 2629 | 2300 | 2023 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:11AM0.55m | 4:40AM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18PM0.12m | 3:26PM0.10m | 3:41PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
6836 | 6427 | 5953 | 5140 | 4797 | 4471 | 4214 | 4299 | 4244 | 3719 | 3574 | 3271 | 3227 | 3348 | 3030 | 2917 | 2379 | 1629 | 4478 | 3237 | 2629 | 2300 | 2023 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 26 | — | WSW 24 | WSW 24 | WSW 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 108 | 55 | 311 | 1024 | 1159 | 1652 | 2309 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 39 | 62 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 120 | 184 | 184 | 85 | 71 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 265 | 184 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 265 | 1859 | 265 | 265 |
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