
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 2PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1356 | 1054 | 1001 | 1081 | 1275 | 2425 | 2477 | 1611 | 2510 | 2144 | 3598 | 4141 | 4412 | 4575 | 4514 | 3926 | 3525 | 3195 | 2842 | 2626 | 2212 | 1933 | 1621 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:58PM0.66m | 11:34PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23AM0.14m | 11:26AM0.11m | 12:34PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
1356 | 1054 | 1001 | 1081 | 1275 | 2425 | 2477 | 1611 | 2510 | 2144 | 3598 | 4141 | 4412 | 4575 | 4514 | 3926 | 3525 | 3195 | 2842 | 2626 | 2212 | 1933 | 1621 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 489 | 351 | 275 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
63 | 75 | 97 | 144 | 200 | 244 | 384 | 361 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 78 | 114 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 178 | 326 | 1789 | 515 | 552 | 265 | 240 | 111 | 3 | 3 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 108 | 71 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 289 | 289 | 265 | 265 |
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