Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 8AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 521 | 546 | 679 | 1067 | 1083 | 1280 | 1182 | 734 | 946 | 981 | 2444 | 2441 | 2307 | 2042 | 2007 | 1871 | 1871 | 1611 | 1546 | 2562 | 1508 | 1409 | 1389 | 2492 | 2326 | 1762 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:51PM0.66m | 10:16PM0.64m | 10:40PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17AM0.10m | 8:43AM0.12m | 10:33AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | 6:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 175 | 193 | 679 | 1067 | 1083 | 1280 | 1182 | 734 | 946 | 932 | 2444 | 2441 | 2307 | 2042 | 2007 | 1871 | 1871 | 1611 | 1546 | 2562 | 1508 | 1409 | 393 | 2492 | 2326 | 1762 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SSW 7 | — | WSW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 521 | 546 | 146 | — | 39 | 98 | 223 | 528 | 941 | 981 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | 281 | 348 | — | — | — | — | 1389 | 1203 | 346 | 196 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 82 | — | — | — | — | 55 | 108 | 150 | — | — | 315 | 336 | 247 | 345 | — | — | 17 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 1680 | 2055 | 265 | 111 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 121 | 2067 | 265 | 2067 | 111 | 696 | 111 | 108 | 104 | 184 | 2095 | 2067 | 2067 | 71 | 50 |
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