Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 3AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1405 | 1269 | 1100 | 1151 | 1030 | 1049 | 1230 | 2348 | 4755 | 5780 | 6479 | 7018 | 6817 | 6194 | 6432 | 6840 | 7094 | 7809 | 7901 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:00AM0.48m | 5:12AM0.46m | 8:53PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40PM0.15m | 1:39PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 1405 | 1269 | 1100 | 1151 | 1030 | 1049 | 1230 | 2348 | 4755 | 5780 | 6479 | 7018 | 6817 | 6194 | 6432 | 6840 | 7094 | 7809 | 7901 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 26 | SW 24 | WSW 24 | SW 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 22 | 54 | 135 | 181 | 258 | 485 | 993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 664 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2074 | 508 | 377 | 167 | 71 | 178 | 515 | 515 | 2095 | 810 | 474 | 189 | 3 | 189 | 493 | 542 | 515 | 542 | 515 |
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