Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 7PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed night, light winds from the SSE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 314 | 303 | 345 | 332 | 453 | 684 | 774 | 841 | 814 | 636 | 632 | 757 | 1202 | 1081 | 600 | 617 | 579 | 816 | 782 | 644 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:38PM2.69m | 5:52AM2.60m | 6:12PM2.45m | 6:28AM2.36m | 6:51PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30AM0.05m | 11:46PM0.22m | 12:04PM0.26m | 00:20AM0.45m | 12:43PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 11 | S 14 | S 19 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 180 | 177 | 19 | 47 | 110 | 187 | 7 | 841 | 814 | 636 | 628 | 576 | 22 | 22 | 460 | 617 | 579 | 816 | 782 | 644 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 109 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 25 | 24 | — | 44 | 23 | 392 | 255 | 19 | 160 | 230 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 16 | NE 10 | N 6 | — | SW 15 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | E 11 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 8 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 19 | 116 | — | 18 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 367 | 314 | 303 | 345 | 332 | 453 | 684 | 774 | 339 | 375 | 475 | 632 | 757 | 1202 | 1081 | 600 | — | — | 204 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 803 | 803 | 803 | 720 | 761 | 743 | 680 | 680 | 1493 | 1504 | 1676 | 1504 | 647 | 427 | 449 | 449 | 820 | 1262 | 820 | 819 | 1 |
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