Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 4PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 18 | SSE 10 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 205 | 189 | 189 | 156 | 210 | 264 | 359 | 510 | 418 | 640 | 589 | 437 | 744 | 982 | 1587 | 2319 | 2671 | 2373 | 1952 | 1430 | 1212 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:53PM2.21m | 3:07AM2.29m | 3:20PM2.44m | 3:32AM2.49m | 3:46PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45AM0.69m | 9:01PM0.57m | 9:13AM0.47m | 9:28PM0.38m | 9:38AM0.28m | 9:54PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 205 | 189 | 189 | 153 | 205 | 197 | 158 | 127 | 111 | 640 | 589 | 437 | 744 | 982 | 1587 | 2319 | 2671 | 2373 | 1952 | 1430 | 1212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — |
| kJ | 59 | 63 | 36 | 156 | 210 | 264 | 359 | 510 | 418 | 111 | 72 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | SSE 12 | S 14 | SE 13 | SSE 8 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 33 | 102 | 20 | 17 | 17 | — | 14 | 107 | 7 | 51 | — | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 105 | 112 | 43 | 49 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 94 | 212 | 271 | 352 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 592 | 647 | 1930 | 680 | 647 | 647 | 694 | 803 | 1489 | 1489 | 1489 | 1489 | 1223 |
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