Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 5PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 471 | 471 | 419 | 394 | 402 | 346 | 332 | 253 | 207 | 188 | 151 | 121 | 116 | 113 | 116 | 121 | 108 | 80 | 99 | 76 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:16PM2.37m | 6:27AM2.28m | 6:41PM2.13m | 6:53AM2.03m | 7:09PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:11PM0.37m | 00:22AM0.51m | 12:36PM0.60m | 00:46AM0.74m | 1:03PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 471 | 471 | 419 | 394 | 402 | 346 | 332 | 253 | 207 | 188 | 151 | 121 | 116 | 113 | 116 | 121 | 108 | 80 | 99 | 54 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ESE 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 30 | 37 | 33 | 34 | 25 | 76 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | E 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 47 | 86 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | — | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 31 | 66 | 67 | 48 | 42 | — | — | — | 30 | 44 | 37 | 47 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 1528 | 647 | 820 | 820 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 1205 | 647 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 826 | 801 |
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