
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 5PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | W 7 | WSW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 17 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
449 | 379 | 557 | 251 | 175 | 147 | 288 | 203 | 246 | 499 | 414 | 380 | 311 | 263 | 344 | 604 | 582 | 643 | 620 | 715 | 2379 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:17PM0.64m | 10:40PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36AM0.15m | 12:28PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | WSW 12 | W 6 | SW 12 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 |
449 | 379 | — | 251 | 119 | 147 | 288 | 199 | 246 | 499 | 414 | 380 | 311 | 263 | 257 | 604 | 582 | 643 | 572 | 680 | 2379 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | — | WSW 15 | SW 12 | WSW 15 | W 21 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — |
— | 2 | — | 44 | 175 | 85 | 9 | 203 | 236 | 156 | 215 | 215 | 233 | 187 | 158 | 373 | 422 | 487 | 620 | 715 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | SW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | 18 | 43 | 38 | 96 | 142 | 184 | 209 | 344 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NW 2 | WSW 12 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
16 | 1 | 557 | 184 | 126 | 50 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 449 | 445 | 50 | 178 | 480 | 493 | 563 | 542 | 813 | 1680 | 251 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 515 | 377 | 377 | 167 |
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