Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 5PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 294 | 440 | 255 | 569 | 514 | 489 | 451 | 396 | 326 | 244 | 196 | 156 | 123 | 123 | 92 | 89 | 85 | 63 | 61 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:05PM1.70m | 00:40AM1.76m | 1:05PM1.95m | 1:22AM2.00m | 1:40PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32PM1.12m | 6:49AM0.99m | 7:18PM0.88m | 7:28AM0.75m | 7:51PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 10 | NNE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 130 | 110 | 88 | 255 | 75 | 514 | 489 | 451 | 396 | 326 | 244 | 196 | 156 | 123 | 123 | 92 | 89 | 85 | 63 | 61 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 7 | ESE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 49 | 14 | 14 | 75 | 7 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 49 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | E 9 | S 16 | SW 15 | E 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 5 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | 294 | 440 | 67 | 569 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 106 | 123 | 142 | 142 | 159 | 160 | 196 | 171 | 279 | 225 | 187 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 647 | 823 | 694 | 647 | 424 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 137 | 1086 | 647 | 647 | 592 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 1175 | 801 | 137 | 647 |
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