
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 4AM is: 0.8m 20s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
404 | 490 | 864 | 964 | 2136 | 2110 | 1832 | 1977 | 1928 | 2102 | 2008 | 1788 | 1698 | 1537 | 1374 | 1356 | 1275 | 1145 | 1076 | 930 | 892 | 866 | 866 | 1169 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:57AM0.68m | 11:21AM0.59m | 10:59AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24PM0.07m | 9:50PM0.14m | 8:55PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 |
149 | 148 | 590 | 899 | 2136 | 2110 | 1832 | 1977 | 1928 | 2102 | 2008 | 1788 | 1698 | 1537 | 1374 | 1356 | 1275 | 1145 | 1076 | 930 | 892 | 866 | 866 | 1169 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — |
325 | 243 | 864 | 964 | — | — | 198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
404 | 490 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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