
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 1AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
217 | 353 | 568 | 553 | 603 | 545 | 499 | 491 | 484 | 365 | 365 | 563 | 649 | 697 | 697 | 687 | 659 | 595 | 499 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:58PM0.73m | 10:33PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22AM0.03m | 10:23AM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
198 | 353 | 568 | 553 | 603 | 545 | 499 | 491 | 484 | 365 | 365 | 563 | 649 | 697 | 697 | 687 | 659 | 595 | 499 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 11 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 18 | SW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 4 | — | WSW 12 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | WSW 5 |
217 | 112 | — | 50 | 47 | 37 | 29 | 25 | 103 | 146 | 147 | 147 | 9 | — | 211 | 8 | — | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | — | — |
— | 17 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 22 | 11 | 14 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 9 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 240 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 491 | 1789 | 326 | 289 | 184 | 167 | 167 | 377 | 1023 | 1841 | 1957 | 50 | 50 |
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