Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 6AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 21°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue morning, light winds from the NE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3649 | 2969 | 2404 | 2109 | 1593 | 1179 | 894 | 878 | 878 | 878 | 907 | 897 | 866 | 937 | 851 | 766 | 644 | 586 | 520 | 445 | 389 | 398 | 407 | 415 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:58AM2.07m | 2:19PM2.30m | 2:39AM2.36m | 2:57PM2.59m | 3:13AM2.59m | 3:31PM2.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.66m | 8:31PM0.50m | 8:44AM0.37m | 9:07PM0.26m | 9:19AM0.13m | 9:40PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 3649 | 2969 | 2404 | 2109 | 1593 | 1179 | 894 | 757 | 577 | 383 | 295 | 897 | 866 | 937 | 851 | 766 | 644 | 586 | 520 | 445 | 389 | 398 | 407 | 415 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 104 | 57 | 403 | 333 | 257 | 253 | 256 | 251 | 251 | 205 | 202 | 202 | 161 | 158 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | E 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 26 | 64 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 335 | 355 | 407 | 459 | 520 | 681 | 802 | 878 | 878 | 878 | 907 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 694 | 1019 | 1019 | 820 | 1544 | 820 | 1489 | 1372 | 449 | 424 | 424 | 819 | 1353 | 1489 | 819 | 449 | 424 | 424 | 424 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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