Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 8AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1226 | 1100 | 1049 | 740 | 674 | 1622 | 1699 | 1787 | 2087 | 3158 | 4112 | 5299 | 10697 | 10022 | 9647 | 9536 | 8279 | 6201 | 9012 | 6346 | 6494 | 5520 | 4605 | 4135 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:29AM0.61m | 8:07AM0.62m | 8:41AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM0.07m | 4:35PM0.09m | 4:39PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
1226 | 1100 | 1049 | 740 | 530 | 1622 | 1699 | 1787 | 2087 | 3158 | 4112 | 5299 | 10697 | 10022 | 9647 | 9536 | 8279 | 6201 | 5284 | 6346 | 6494 | 5520 | 4605 | 4135 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | — | W 24 | WSW 24 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 133 | 414 | 674 | — | 11 | 54 | 106 | 263 | 863 | 1883 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SW 16 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | 23 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 941 | 9012 | 400 | 172 | 34 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 178 | 247 | 493 | 493 | 374 | 178 | 0 | 178 | 220 | 265 | 113 | 71 | 3 | 71 | 1680 | 265 | 725 | 1023 | 1680 | 1680 | 265 | 251 |
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