Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 20s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 19s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 18s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 2PM is: 1.3m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 400 | 679 | 922 | 1315 | 3097 | 3032 | 3621 | 3685 | 3643 | 4733 | 4733 | 4525 | 4423 | 3937 | 3304 | 3037 | 2931 | 2750 | 3232 | 3239 | 2993 | 2694 | 2506 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:45AM0.53m | 11:05PM0.40m | 10:14AM0.47m | 11:12PM0.46m | 10:39AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM0.28m | 4:43PM0.18m | 4:11AM0.27m | 4:43PM0.21m | 5:13AM0.26m | 4:38PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 347 | 521 | 530 | 1315 | 3097 | 3032 | 3621 | 3685 | 3643 | 4733 | 4733 | 4525 | 4423 | 3937 | 3304 | 3037 | 2931 | 2750 | 3232 | 3239 | 2993 | 2694 | 2506 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 19 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | WSW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 400 | 679 | 922 | 280 | — | — | — | — | 265 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 298 | 298 | 399 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 4 | — | S 6 | SSE 4 | — | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 56 | 20 | — | 46 | 22 | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 33 | 119 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 125 | 71 | 50 | 3 | 125 | 85 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 125 | 0 | 178 | 167 | 178 | 515 | 695 | 515 | 308 | 251 |
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