Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 9PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 24s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the E by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1227 | 1080 | 1210 | 1210 | 1210 | 1314 | 1453 | 2715 | 6718 | 8246 | 10014 | 7263 | 8079 | 7454 | 6205 | 5151 | 4631 | 3668 | 3369 | 2907 | 2590 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:38PM0.38m | 8:30AM0.51m | 9:34PM0.42m | 9:14AM0.47m | 9:39PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.29m | 3:20PM0.19m | 3:04AM0.25m | 3:21PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1227 | 1080 | 1210 | 1210 | 1210 | 1314 | 1453 | 2715 | 6718 | 8246 | 10014 | 7263 | 8079 | 7454 | 6205 | 5151 | 4631 | 3668 | 3369 | 2907 | 2590 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 26 | W 25 | WSW 24 | WSW 24 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 57 | 55 | 215 | 447 | 732 | 1112 | 2930 | — | — | 355 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | S 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 22 | 28 | — | — | — | 384 | 472 | 79 | 68 | 65 | 43 | 51 | — | — | 181 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 289 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 184 | 50 | 251 | 1680 | 2055 | 2061 | 1680 | 220 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 2360 | 111 | 178 | 0 |
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