Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 5AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 670 | 759 | 761 | 870 | 920 | 993 | 993 | 980 | 866 | 852 | 800 | 787 | 692 | 680 | 680 | 605 | 605 | 605 | 597 | 607 | 549 | 558 | 549 | 496 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:23AM2.34m | 7:48PM2.28m | 8:02AM2.15m | 8:30PM2.07m | 8:48AM1.95m | 9:24PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21AM0.50m | 1:36PM0.49m | 1:59AM0.69m | 2:17PM0.70m | 2:42AM0.88m | 3:08PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 670 | 759 | 761 | 870 | 920 | 993 | 993 | 980 | 866 | 852 | 800 | 787 | 692 | 680 | 680 | 605 | 605 | 605 | 597 | 607 | 549 | 558 | 549 | 496 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 49 | 16 | 53 | 27 | 151 | 86 | 137 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | E 8 | SSW 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 14 | 52 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 34 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1086 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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