Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 12AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 505 | 535 | 535 | 311 | 410 | 410 | 338 | 281 | 244 | 244 | 224 | 230 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 206 | 206 | 201 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:48AM1.54m | 1:21PM1.70m | 1:43AM1.80m | 1:57PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56PM1.30m | 7:03AM1.21m | 7:35PM1.06m | 7:47AM0.94m | 8:06PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 535 | 535 | 311 | 410 | 410 | 338 | 281 | 244 | 244 | 224 | 230 | 235 | 51 | 235 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 |
| kJ | 11 | 18 | 17 | 189 | 15 | 32 | 59 | 91 | 84 | 74 | 68 | 61 | 56 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SSW 11 | NE 7 | SSW 13 | S 19 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 6 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 505 | 157 | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 235 | — | 206 | 206 | 201 | 154 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 743 | 647 | 424 | 424 | 1 | 424 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 424 | 23 | 592 | 647 | 647 | 647 | 1165 | 803 | 799 | 424 |
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