Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 11AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | W 17 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 818 | 752 | 722 | 682 | 777 | 537 | 514 | 506 | 615 | 412 | 385 | 673 | 2927 | 5375 | 1756 | 2084 | 7062 | 7147 | 7771 | 7751 | 6588 | 5205 | 3930 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:00AM0.57m | 00:41AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57PM0.14m | 2:13PM0.12m | 2:31PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 818 | 752 | 722 | 682 | 777 | 537 | 514 | 506 | 615 | 350 | 371 | 350 | — | — | 1756 | 2084 | — | — | — | — | 6588 | 5205 | 3930 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | — | — | W 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 40 | 76 | 76 | 39 | 186 | 211 | 184 | 351 | 412 | 385 | 673 | — | — | 75 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 128 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | W 17 | W 17 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 2927 | 5375 | 1179 | 1113 | 7062 | 7147 | 7771 | 7751 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 122 | 377 | 474 | 525 | 85 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 122 | 438 | 438 | 474 | 474 | 542 | 563 | 695 | 1018 | 1951 | 1813 | 1680 | 251 |
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