Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 8AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 103 | 84 | 105 | 154 | 209 | 195 | 185 | 181 | 172 | 153 | 148 | 144 | 163 | 180 | 169 | 141 | 129 | 135 | 121 | 88 | 90 | 135 | 186 |
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-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:11AM2.06m | 2:24PM2.25m | 2:36AM2.31m | 2:50PM2.50m | 3:01AM2.52m | 3:15PM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15AM0.69m | 8:33PM0.57m | 8:41AM0.44m | 8:58PM0.35m | 9:07AM0.23m | 9:24PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 103 | 84 | 82 | 73 | 209 | 195 | 185 | 72 | 54 | 55 | 78 | 110 | 163 | 180 | 169 | 132 | 129 | 135 | 121 | 88 | 90 | 88 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 6 | E 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 |
| kJ | 36 | 71 | 66 | 105 | 154 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 181 | 172 | 153 | 148 | 144 | 121 | 116 | 157 | 141 | 98 | 97 | 62 | 49 | 57 | 57 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | NE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 | SSE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | S 19 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 57 | 41 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 95 | 85 | 59 | 135 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 117 | — | — | — | — | 71 | 101 | 99 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 25 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 70 | 81 | — | — | 44 | 46 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 647 | 1086 | 647 | 592 | 559 | 559 | 23 | 1 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 761 | 23 |
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