Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 9AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 297 | 262 | 205 | 201 | 176 | 176 | 171 | 171 | 167 | 163 | 143 | 136 | 133 | 101 | 101 | 91 | 91 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 48 | 42 | 78 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:40AM2.46m | 6:58PM2.36m | 7:09AM2.24m | 7:28PM2.11m | 7:40AM2.00m | 8:03PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM0.37m | 12:51PM0.40m | 1:05AM0.57m | 1:20PM0.63m | 1:34AM0.80m | 1:53PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 297 | 262 | 205 | 201 | 176 | 176 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 136 | 133 | 101 | 101 | 91 | 91 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 48 | 42 | 46 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 22 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 34 | 78 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | SW 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | SW 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 16 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 171 | 171 | 167 | 163 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1478 | 647 | 647 | 592 | 424 | 424 | 424 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1038 | 1130 | 1 | 1 |
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