
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 6PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1525 | 1369 | 1234 | 1291 | 1323 | 1017 | 898 | 756 | 640 | 650 | 308 | 233 | 268 | 225 | 157 | 137 | 263 | 171 | 217 | 287 | 522 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:01PM0.67m | 9:27PM0.71m | 9:58PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:53PM0.29m | 5:33AM0.06m | 6:42AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
1525 | 1369 | 1234 | 1291 | 1323 | 1017 | 898 | 756 | 640 | — | 308 | 233 | 169 | 225 | 157 | 101 | 263 | 123 | 217 | 287 | 522 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 12 | 163 | 157 | 137 | 103 | 171 | 121 | 79 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | W 11 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 60 | 69 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | SW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | S 7 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 32 | 12 | 7 | — | 650 | 148 | 215 | 268 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 44 | 63 | 84 | 118 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 178 | 178 | 287 | 184 | 108 | 50 | 85 | 178 | 2067 | 2072 | 1680 | 314 | 265 | 167 | 3 | 50 | 358 | 265 | 173 |
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