Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 6AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 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) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 172 | 215 | 416 | 341 | 317 | 250 | 260 | 516 | 604 | 662 | 619 | 593 | 545 | 506 | 414 | 339 | 265 | 202 | 326 | 557 | 581 | 700 | 1215 | 2499 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:45AM2.55m | 6:09PM2.60m | 6:29AM2.45m | 6:56PM2.48m | 7:14AM2.31m | 7:46PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38PM0.22m | 11:56AM0.23m | 00:23AM0.34m | 12:41PM0.34m | 1:10AM0.50m | 1:29PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 149 | 110 | 416 | 341 | 317 | 250 | 165 | 516 | 604 | 662 | 619 | 593 | 545 | 506 | 414 | 339 | 265 | 202 | 72 | 146 | 179 | 340 | 1215 | 2499 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 16 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 16 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 172 | 215 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 260 | 25 | 34 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 121 | 72 | — | — | 700 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | ESE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | ESE 6 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 135 | 27 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | — | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 6 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 24 | 48 | 138 | 326 | 557 | 581 | 518 | 170 | 1935 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 647 | 23 | 23 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1038 | 801 | 743 | 647 | 647 | 592 | 647 | 1504 | 1504 | 1353 | 680 |
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