
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 2PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2144 | 1888 | 1888 | 1626 | 1480 | 1236 | 1019 | 947 | 780 | 690 | 623 | 535 | 471 | 392 | 442 | 373 | 239 | 578 | 615 | 606 | 587 | 551 | 560 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:37AM0.56m | 5:26AM0.59m | 6:15AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07PM0.11m | 4:17PM0.08m | 4:34PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||||
7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
2144 | 1888 | 1888 | 1626 | 1480 | 1236 | 1019 | 947 | 780 | 690 | 623 | 535 | 471 | 392 | 442 | 373 | 231 | 578 | 615 | 606 | 587 | 551 | 560 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 20 | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
— | — | — | 7 | — | 25 | 31 | 61 | 31 | 55 | 90 | 87 | 86 | 124 | 115 | 167 | 239 | — | 51 | 80 | 119 | 186 | 184 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 5 | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | NNW 5 |
5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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