Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 9PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2118 | 1848 | 1653 | 1362 | 1303 | 1224 | 1206 | 837 | 2191 | 2696 | 2303 | 2665 | 2825 | 2812 | 2836 | 2753 | 4313 | 5624 | 7242 | 9003 | 9208 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:40AM0.49m | 00:07AM0.40m | 10:40AM0.40m | 00:20AM0.46m | 9:23AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22PM0.22m | 5:02AM0.30m | 4:56PM0.23m | 6:17AM0.31m | 4:39PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 2118 | 1848 | 1653 | 1362 | 1303 | 1224 | 1206 | 837 | 2191 | 2696 | 2303 | 2665 | 2825 | 2812 | 2836 | 2753 | 4313 | — | — | 9003 | 9208 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | SW 23 | WSW 19 | — | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 717 | — | 140 | 125 | — | 180 | 260 | 1231 | 951 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | SW 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 3 | WSW 19 | WSW 17 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 5624 | 7242 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 449 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 1680 | 1680 | 1023 | 725 | 699 | 695 | 790 |
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