Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 8PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | SW 11 | SSW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 640 | 515 | 308 | 256 | 240 | 168 | 138 | 134 | 121 | 237 | 248 | 353 | 522 | 553 | 480 | 506 | 499 | 491 | 484 | 365 | 365 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:27PM0.71m | 9:58PM0.73m | 10:33PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42AM0.04m | 8:22AM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 640 | 515 | 308 | 233 | 240 | 168 | 138 | 104 | 67 | 237 | 217 | 353 | 522 | 553 | 480 | 506 | 499 | 491 | 484 | 365 | 365 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 18 | SW 14 | WSW 16 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 7 | 169 | 163 | 129 | 134 | 121 | 171 | 248 | 92 | — | 90 | 91 | 67 | 47 | 25 | 103 | 146 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 12 | 31 | 60 | 69 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | 147 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | SSW 11 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 148 | 256 | — | 8 | 31 | 17 | 7 | — | 207 | 71 | 91 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 23 | 14 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 178 | 265 | 184 | 240 | 319 | 307 | 265 | 50 | 3 | 111 | 240 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 289 | 289 | 184 | 265 |
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