Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 10AM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1537 | 1273 | 1289 | 1607 | 2541 | 2378 | 2111 | 1765 | 1611 | 1356 | 1356 | 1257 | 1098 | 1056 | 974 | 961 | 1199 | 2703 | 2611 | 2318 | 2799 | 3674 | 4334 | 4478 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:54AM0.66m | 9:23AM0.65m | 9:49AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44PM0.07m | 5:51PM0.09m | 5:54PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1537 | 1273 | 757 | 1607 | 2541 | 2378 | 2111 | 1765 | 1611 | 1356 | 1356 | 1257 | 1098 | 1056 | 974 | 961 | 763 | 2703 | 2611 | 2318 | 2799 | 3674 | 4334 | 4478 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 17 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 774 | 953 | 1289 | 502 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 47 | 91 | 181 | 227 | 596 | 596 | 643 | 1199 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 121 | 438 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 493 | 493 | 178 | 178 |
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