
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 7PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
9782 | 9165 | 8913 | 7992 | 7034 | 6355 | 5526 | 4705 | 4024 | 3466 | 3231 | 3231 | 3093 | 3135 | 3410 | 3755 | 4405 | 4746 | 5160 | 5441 | 5653 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:53AM0.71m | 9:36AM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16PM-0.02m | 5:43PM0.03m | 5:58PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
9782 | 9165 | 8913 | 7992 | 7034 | 6355 | 5526 | 4705 | 4024 | 3466 | 3231 | 3231 | 3093 | 3135 | 3410 | 3755 | 4405 | 4746 | 5160 | 5441 | 5653 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | WSW 24 | — | SW 22 | WSW 21 | — | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 54 | — | 118 | 180 | — | 949 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 2358 | 2223 | 265 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 120 | 120 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 184 | 184 | 71 |
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