Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 6PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1018 | 891 | 673 | 772 | 663 | 875 | 588 | 550 | 550 | 660 | 734 | 752 | 768 | 726 | 646 | 561 | 445 | 415 | 354 | 320 | 305 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:13PM2.78m | 4:23AM2.76m | 4:39PM2.87m | 4:50AM2.81m | 5:06PM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM0.12m | 10:20PM0.11m | 10:30AM0.02m | 10:46PM0.05m | 10:57AM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 1018 | 891 | 673 | 772 | 663 | 560 | 588 | 550 | 550 | 660 | 734 | 752 | 768 | 726 | 646 | 561 | 445 | 415 | 354 | 320 | 305 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 294 | 214 | 148 | 73 | 123 | 875 | 395 | 389 | 371 | 359 | 292 | 292 | 356 | 300 | 300 | 235 | 184 | 184 | 139 | 103 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 127 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 210 | 314 | 451 | 480 | 592 | 606 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 25 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 820 | 826 | 826 | 1309 | 1022 | 449 | 23 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 592 | 23 | 820 | 801 | 137 |
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