Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 1PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2275 | 1935 | 1569 | 1420 | 1427 | 1662 | 2503 | 2986 | 3245 | 3199 | 3316 | 3316 | 3199 | 3089 | 2741 | 2581 | 2238 | 1927 | 1724 | 1724 | 1960 | 2181 | 2121 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:59AM0.52m | 5:07AM0.53m | 6:12AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48PM0.10m | 3:01PM0.10m | 3:10PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 2275 | 1935 | 1569 | 1420 | 1427 | 1662 | 2503 | 2986 | 3245 | 3199 | 3316 | 3316 | 3199 | 3089 | 2741 | 2581 | 2238 | 1927 | 1724 | 1724 | 1960 | 2181 | 2121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 93 | 163 | 565 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 0 | 121 | 120 | 121 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 178 | 178 | 3 | 3 | 184 | 289 | 289 | 265 | 108 |
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