Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 6AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 17 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 828 | 679 | 585 | 449 | 379 | 485 | 251 | 175 | 147 | 288 | 288 | 273 | 573 | 490 | 388 | 275 | 257 | 344 | 593 | 655 | 656 | 631 | 715 | 2379 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:17PM0.64m | 10:40PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08AM0.16m | 11:36AM0.15m | 12:28PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 828 | 679 | 585 | 449 | 379 | — | 251 | 175 | 147 | 288 | 217 | 273 | 573 | 490 | 388 | 275 | 257 | 220 | 593 | 655 | 656 | 631 | 693 | 2379 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | NNE 4 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 21 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | — | — | 6 | — | 44 | 87 | 85 | 9 | 288 | 232 | 163 | 219 | 212 | 190 | 226 | 215 | 373 | 347 | 402 | 525 | 715 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 43 | 38 | 96 | 142 | 184 | 209 | 344 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | WSW 12 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 15 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 485 | 77 | 94 | 119 | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 293 | 293 | 225 | 122 | 438 | 445 | 50 | 225 | 445 | 520 | 326 | 813 | 1681 | 1680 | 251 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 515 | 377 | 251 | 167 |
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