Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 11AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 410 | 417 | 308 | 302 | 139 | 126 | 130 | 115 | 120 | 170 | 138 | 84 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 55 | 54 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:45AM2.48m | 7:07PM2.46m | 7:20AM2.32m | 7:46PM2.26m | 8:03AM2.13m | 8:39PM2.03m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:56PM0.34m | 1:16AM0.51m | 1:33PM0.51m | 1:57AM0.70m | 2:21PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 410 | 417 | 308 | 302 | 139 | 126 | 130 | 115 | 120 | 170 | 138 | 84 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 55 | 54 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 10 | 33 | 44 | 33 | 63 | 99 | 55 | 51 | 33 | 24 | 12 | 29 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 11 | S 8 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | SSE 6 | S 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 32 | 27 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 34 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 424 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 647 | 819 | 820 |
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