Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 6PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 20°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 418 | 640 | 589 | 437 | 744 | 993 | 1821 | 2567 | 2927 | 2373 | 1952 | 1589 | 1354 | 1033 | 957 | 918 | 905 | 600 | 612 | 722 | 749 |
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 | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:20PM2.44m | 3:32AM2.49m | 3:46PM2.63m | 3:58AM2.65m | 4:13PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13AM0.47m | 9:28PM0.38m | 9:38AM0.28m | 9:54PM0.22m | 10:04AM0.12m | 10:20PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 111 | 640 | 589 | 437 | 744 | 993 | 1821 | 2567 | 2927 | 2373 | 1952 | 1589 | 1354 | 1033 | 957 | 918 | 905 | 600 | 590 | 581 | 572 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 9 | S 17 | — | — |
| kJ | 418 | 101 | 192 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 5 | — | 231 | 298 | 298 | 294 | 78 | 148 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SE 13 | SSE 8 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 107 | 7 | 51 | — | 7 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 214 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 105 | 112 | 36 | 49 | 51 | 44 | 68 | 123 | 226 | 298 | 308 | 284 | 286 | 327 | 358 | 456 | 612 | 722 | 749 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 801 | 647 | 743 | 647 | 680 | 761 | 647 | 1489 | 1504 | 1504 | 1504 | 1489 | 449 | 449 | 1019 | 820 | 820 | 826 | 1210 | 1223 |
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