Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 5AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1447 | 1042 | 1028 | 1028 | 1470 | 1144 | 1235 | 1444 | 3460 | 3555 | 3114 | 2736 | 2358 | 1862 | 1599 | 1363 | 1226 | 1083 | 1032 | 740 | 592 | 1568 | 1629 | 1834 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:51AM0.58m | 6:45AM0.60m | 7:29AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58PM0.07m | 4:13PM0.07m | 4:26PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
1447 | 1042 | 1028 | 1028 | 1470 | 1144 | 1235 | 1444 | 3460 | 3555 | 3114 | 2736 | 2358 | 1862 | 1599 | 1363 | 1226 | 1083 | 1032 | 414 | 429 | 1568 | 1629 | 1834 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | W 24 | WSW 24 |
— | 75 | 75 | 184 | 360 | 329 | 740 | 998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 367 | 740 | 592 | — | 11 | 54 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 360 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — |
352 | 277 | 175 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 265 | 265 | 265 | 125 | 121 | 290 | 240 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 120 | 50 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 493 | 493 | 251 | 0 |
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