Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 11PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the E by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4431 | 3912 | 3659 | 2803 | 2415 | 2126 | 1862 | 1498 | 1226 | 992 | 508 | 429 | 400 | 679 | 922 | 1315 | 3097 | 3032 | 3621 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:12PM0.32m | 9:14AM0.58m | 11:03PM0.35m | 9:45AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39PM0.11m | 2:02AM0.29m | 4:42PM0.14m | 3:11AM0.28m | 4:43PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
4431 | 3912 | 3659 | 2803 | 2415 | 2126 | 1862 | 1498 | 1226 | 992 | 508 | 429 | 319 | 563 | 515 | 1315 | 3097 | 3032 | 3621 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 26 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 23 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 19 | SW 12 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 13 | 38 | 37 | 106 | 260 | 400 | 679 | 922 | 383 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 26 | W 21 | SW 24 | WSW 23 | WSW 20 | — | WSW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 9 | 23 | 54 | 75 | — | 31 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 43 | 77 | 38 | 38 | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | 103 | 92 | 74 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 265 | 265 | 251 | 251 | 265 | 265 | 287 | 265 | 184 | 184 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 71 | 3 | 125 | 3 | 50 |
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