Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 5AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 371 | 306 | 250 | 202 | 191 | 165 | 196 | 234 | 239 | 275 | 261 | 273 | 238 | 228 | 177 | 150 | 181 | 194 | 199 | 194 | 147 | 141 | 111 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:14AM2.81m | 4:29PM2.81m | 4:40AM2.75m | 4:55PM2.70m | 5:06AM2.64m | 5:21PM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM-0.01m | 10:37PM0.08m | 10:50AM0.07m | 11:02PM0.17m | 11:16AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 371 | 306 | 250 | 202 | 191 | 165 | 196 | 234 | 239 | 275 | 261 | 273 | 238 | 228 | 177 | 150 | 181 | 194 | 199 | 194 | 147 | 141 | 111 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNE 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 63 | 47 | 46 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | S 15 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 47 | 17 | 47 | — | — | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 38 | 42 | 24 | 19 | — | 9 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 424 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 799 | 6 | 6 | 137 | 1086 | 1528 | 592 | 592 | 559 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 761 | 647 | 424 |
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