Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 2PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 91 | 251 | 627 | 245 | 436 | 703 | 734 | 908 | 1655 | 934 | 828 | 716 | 609 | 520 | 449 | 384 | 332 | 332 | 211 | 197 | 193 | 185 | 253 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:37PM1.71m | 2:07AM1.82m | 2:22PM1.96m | 2:40AM2.06m | 2:53PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19AM1.17m | 7:54PM1.02m | 8:13AM0.93m | 8:32PM0.79m | 8:45AM0.69m | 9:01PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 16 | NNE 4 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 91 | 251 | 1 | 245 | 165 | 110 | 138 | 187 | 1655 | 934 | 828 | 716 | 609 | 520 | 449 | 384 | 332 | 332 | 211 | 197 | 193 | 185 | 253 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | NNE 4 | E 7 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 46 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 78 | 63 | 42 | 154 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | SSE 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 18 | 60 | 101 | 20 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | WSW 3 | S 16 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 1 | 627 | 158 | 436 | 703 | 734 | 908 | 1130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 1069 | 1165 | 801 | 648 | 559 | 559 | 559 | 427 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 694 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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