Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 10AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1002 | 975 | 1089 | 1349 | 1368 | 1450 | 1346 | 1306 | 1204 | 1204 | 1261 | 1261 | 2687 | 2796 | 2593 | 2173 | 2144 | 1888 | 1649 | 1500 | 1480 | 1170 | 1019 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:13AM0.49m | 3:52AM0.53m | 4:37AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28PM0.18m | 4:24PM0.14m | 4:07PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1002 | 975 | 1089 | 1349 | 1368 | 1450 | 1346 | 1306 | 1204 | 1204 | 1261 | 1261 | 2687 | 2796 | 2593 | 2173 | 2144 | 1888 | 1649 | 1500 | 1480 | 1170 | 1019 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 20 | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 30 | 30 | 31 | — | — | 667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 31 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 178 | 173 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 50 | 50 | 71 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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