
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 12AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1622 | 1728 | 2534 | 2019 | 1679 | 1490 | 1336 | 1175 | 1044 | 825 | 852 | 1171 | 2613 | 3957 | 4763 | 5428 | 8764 | 7660 | 6868 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:51AM0.60m | 11:02AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31PM0.07m | 7:29PM0.15m | 6:49PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 22 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 22 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
1622 | 1728 | 2534 | 2019 | 1679 | 1490 | 1336 | 1175 | 1044 | 825 | 852 | 1171 | 45 | — | 4763 | 5428 | 8764 | 7660 | 6868 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 7 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | — | — | — |
— | — | 193 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 269 | 2007 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
278 | 362 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 159 | 222 | 240 | 2613 | 3957 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 265 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 438 | 438 | 480 | 493 | 493 | 374 | 374 | 569 | 251 | 189 | 189 |
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