
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 3AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
976 | 1515 | 1814 | 1814 | 3863 | 3774 | 3515 | 2433 | 2004 | 2032 | 4714 | 5896 | 6143 | 5868 | 5468 | 4820 | 4478 | 3738 | 3504 | 3245 | 3037 | 2547 | 2479 | 2381 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:12AM0.75m | 8:02AM0.78m | 8:52AM0.78m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17PM-0.03m | 4:59PM-0.07m | 5:43PM-0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | |
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 21 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
976 | 1515 | 1814 | 1814 | 3863 | 3774 | 3515 | 2433 | 2004 | 2032 | 4714 | 5896 | 6143 | 5868 | 5468 | 4820 | 4478 | 3738 | 3504 | 3245 | 3037 | 2547 | 2479 | 2381 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | — | — | SW 19 | — | WSW 22 | — | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | — | — | 518 | — | 91 | — | 983 | 1511 | 1448 | 558 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 26 | — | — | WSW 24 | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
13 | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 178 | 50 | 71 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 71 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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