
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 3PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 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 Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the E by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
310 | 310 | 1706 | 497 | 1148 | 3558 | 4216 | 4370 | 3680 | 3218 | 2842 | 2422 | 1952 | 1855 | 1874 | 2296 | 2328 | 2265 | 2085 | 2085 | 1836 | 1811 | 1657 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:01AM0.63m | 7:43AM0.65m | 8:21AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55PM0.05m | 5:15PM0.05m | 5:33PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||||
7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
274 | 203 | — | 414 | 589 | 3558 | 4216 | 4370 | 3680 | 3218 | 2842 | 2422 | 1952 | 1855 | 1874 | 2296 | 2328 | 2265 | 2085 | 2085 | 1836 | 1811 | 1657 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 26 | W 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 |
310 | 310 | — | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 48 | 117 | 117 | 175 | 346 | 650 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 5 | WSW 16 | SW 8 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 |
21 | 47 | 1706 | 497 | 1148 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 220 | 247 | 569 | 374 | 1018 | 178 | 178 | 71 | 3 | 3 | 178 | 189 | 184 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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