Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 6PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 207 | 199 | 151 | 121 | 116 | 113 | 116 | 121 | 119 | 111 | 76 | 58 | 92 | 217 | 279 | 381 | 442 | 461 | 504 | 440 | 431 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:41PM2.13m | 6:53AM2.03m | 7:09PM1.87m | 7:26AM1.77m | 7:51PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:36PM0.60m | 00:46AM0.74m | 1:03PM0.86m | 1:13AM0.99m | 1:38PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 26 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 207 | 199 | 151 | 121 | 116 | 113 | 116 | 121 | 119 | 111 | 76 | 58 | 92 | 217 | 279 | 381 | 442 | 461 | 504 | 440 | 431 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | SSW 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 42 | 27 | 58 | 56 | 48 | 54 | 38 | 24 | 53 | 14 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 16 | SW 16 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NNE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 9 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 4 | 16 | 50 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 8 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 61 | 8 | 68 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 2044 | 647 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 819 | 23 | 1915 | 854 | 801 | 761 | 694 | 1 | 1 | 647 | 647 | 803 | 680 | 449 |
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