Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 5PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 321 | 373 | 373 | 472 | 351 | 436 | 423 | 408 | 374 | 323 | 268 | 335 | 274 | 363 | 474 | 792 | 855 | 827 | 722 | 711 | 727 |
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 | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:07PM2.86m | 5:19AM2.77m | 5:38PM2.69m | 5:52AM2.60m | 6:12PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59AM-0.07m | 11:15PM0.06m | 11:30AM0.05m | 11:46PM0.22m | 12:04PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | NNE 6 | S 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 131 | 96 | 157 | 4 | 351 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 180 | 210 | 19 | 274 | 110 | 187 | 792 | 855 | 827 | 722 | 711 | 586 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 10 | NNE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 109 | 78 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 321 | 373 | 373 | 472 | 321 | 436 | 423 | 408 | 374 | 323 | 268 | 335 | 223 | 363 | 474 | 584 | 233 | 287 | 449 | 589 | 727 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1924 | 647 | 647 | 647 | 592 | 647 | 647 | 803 | 803 | 1666 | 803 | 761 | 680 | 647 | 680 | 647 | 694 | 826 | 1631 | 1175 | 647 |
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