Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 11AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSW 16 | ESE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 122 | 116 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 91 | 91 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 80 | 36 | 74 | 74 | 85 | 76 | 102 | 69 | 93 | 211 | 346 | 395 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:09AM2.24m | 7:28PM2.11m | 7:40AM2.00m | 8:03PM1.85m | 8:23AM1.75m | 9:09PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20PM0.63m | 1:34AM0.80m | 1:53PM0.88m | 2:10AM1.04m | 2:46PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 18 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 125 | 6 | 116 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 91 | 91 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 48 | 36 | 35 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 102 | 69 | 84 | 80 | 346 | 395 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 22 | 43 | 44 | 80 | 34 | 74 | 74 | 85 | 76 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 211 | 73 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | SW 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 16 | S 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 93 | 21 | 13 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 424 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1175 | 1130 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 803 | 803 | 694 | 1504 |
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