Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 10PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2112 | 1782 | 1400 | 1143 | 1055 | 901 | 846 | 795 | 699 | 699 | 669 | 833 | 783 | 668 | 626 | 639 | 667 | 681 | 709 | 800 | 881 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:24PM2.87m | 4:38AM2.80m | 4:58PM2.93m | 5:10AM2.82m | 5:30PM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12AM0.03m | 10:34PM0.03m | 10:47AM-0.06m | 11:07PM0.02m | 11:20AM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 17 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 40 | 38 | 63 | 62 | 67 | 88 | 85 | 699 | 669 | 833 | 783 | 668 | 626 | 639 | 667 | 681 | 24 | 800 | 881 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 22 | S 22 | S 20 | S 20 | S 23 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | S 10 | ESE 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 12 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 8 | 42 | 51 | 91 | 89 | 53 | 133 | 120 | 104 | 61 | 57 | 51 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | SSW 16 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | S 24 | S 19 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 20 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 50 | 49 | 46 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 139 | 53 | 73 | 54 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 2112 | 1782 | 1400 | 1143 | 1055 | 901 | 846 | 795 | 699 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 709 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 647 | 592 | 803 | 647 | 589 | 559 | 559 | 559 | 592 | 803 | 1162 | 761 | 449 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 424 | 803 | 803 | 761 | 11 |
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