Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 2PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 421 | 361 | 361 | 361 | 361 | 273 | 407 | 273 | 228 | 224 | 189 | 150 | 238 | 558 | 1083 | 1697 | 2200 | 2241 | 2061 | 1933 | 1769 | 1509 | 1282 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | 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 |
High Tide | 9:55AM1.77m | 10:55PM1.72m | 11:49AM1.71m | 00:52AM1.74m | 1:28PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29PM1.06m | 5:29AM1.13m | 6:27PM1.07m | 7:14AM1.05m | 7:49PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 421 | 361 | 361 | 361 | 361 | 273 | 407 | 273 | 228 | 224 | 189 | 150 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 77 | 112 | 108 | 166 | 211 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | S 24 | S 22 | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 125 | 118 | 110 | 102 | 99 | 57 | 57 | 33 | 71 | 16 | 24 | 24 | — | 11 | 9 | — | — | 20 | — | — | 14 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 7 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 71 | 69 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 3 | ENE 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | SSW 3 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 238 | 558 | 1083 | 1697 | 2200 | 2241 | 2061 | 1933 | 1769 | 1509 | 1282 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 137 | 647 | 589 | 559 | 559 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1205 | 1205 | 801 | 767 | 743 | 680 | 680 | 680 | 1184 | 647 | 592 | 559 |
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