
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 8PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2513 | 3326 | 3477 | 3926 | 4948 | 4353 | 3820 | 3383 | 2786 | 2368 | 2091 | 1887 | 1647 | 1349 | 1515 | 1560 | 1389 | 1337 | 1132 | 1307 | 1141 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:12AM0.57m | 1:05AM0.35m | 10:31AM0.51m | 1:12AM0.40m | 10:43AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58PM0.14m | 4:18AM0.32m | 6:02PM0.17m | 5:36AM0.33m | 6:03PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
2513 | 3326 | 3477 | 3926 | 4948 | 4353 | 3820 | 3383 | 2786 | 2368 | 2091 | 1887 | 1647 | 1349 | 1515 | 1560 | 1389 | 1337 | 1132 | 1307 | 1141 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 22 |
211 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 522 | 390 | 632 | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 3 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 265 | 265 | 184 | 71 | 3 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 377 | 438 | 377 | 480 | 225 |
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