Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 5AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
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 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 174 | 171 | 163 | 151 | 141 | 135 | 181 | 172 | 215 | 416 | 341 | 317 | 250 | 260 | 620 | 604 | 662 | 619 | 593 | 545 | 506 | 490 | 339 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:01AM2.61m | 5:23PM2.68m | 5:45AM2.55m | 6:09PM2.60m | 6:29AM2.45m | 6:56PM2.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11AM0.17m | 11:38PM0.22m | 11:56AM0.23m | 00:23AM0.34m | 12:41PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | 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 |
| kJ | 180 | 174 | 171 | 163 | 151 | 141 | 135 | 143 | 149 | 110 | 416 | 341 | 317 | 250 | 165 | 620 | 604 | 662 | 619 | 593 | 545 | 506 | 490 | 339 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 16 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 181 | 172 | 215 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 260 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 36 | 27 | 28 | 17 | 102 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 15 | S 16 | ESE 6 | 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 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 7 | 26 | 42 | 130 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 32 | 28 | 17 | 135 | 25 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 0 | 1 | 647 | 801 | 761 | 647 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 803 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1038 | 1038 | 800 | 743 |
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