
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 6AM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
632 | 826 | 1133 | 1734 | 1834 | 1904 | 2066 | 1178 | 1117 | 1102 | 1087 | 1132 | 1193 | 1139 | 1014 | 1305 | 1126 | 1273 | 1054 | 1014 | 1081 | 1275 | 1467 | 1467 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:53AM0.34m | 10:06PM0.59m | 12:20PM0.26m | 10:29PM0.64m | 10:58PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54AM0.17m | 3:06PM0.27m | 5:56AM0.15m | 2:21PM0.26m | 7:23AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
632 | 494 | 1133 | 1734 | 1834 | 1904 | 2066 | 1178 | 1117 | 1102 | 1087 | 1132 | 1193 | 1139 | 1014 | 1305 | 1126 | 1273 | 1054 | 1014 | 1081 | 1275 | 1467 | 1467 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | SW 7 | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 |
413 | 826 | 255 | 52 | — | — | — | 182 | 169 | 143 | 107 | 86 | 84 | 57 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 7 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | WSW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
3 | 7 | 78 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 47 | 111 | 194 | 244 | 300 | 333 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 374 | 289 | 265 | 1018 | 1023 | 1023 | 290 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 0 | 493 | 515 | 542 | 474 | 374 | 255 | 255 | 515 | 1813 | 1680 | 515 | 1680 | 265 |
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