Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 9PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 445 | 377 | 333 | 370 | 319 | 312 | 261 | 232 | 194 | 161 | 137 | 111 | 86 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 62 | 62 | 59 | 45 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:06PM2.89m | 5:17AM2.81m | 5:34PM2.83m | 5:45AM2.73m | 6:03PM2.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57AM-0.03m | 11:13PM0.05m | 11:25AM-0.01m | 11:41PM0.11m | 11:54AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 445 | 377 | 333 | 370 | 319 | 312 | 261 | 232 | 194 | 161 | 137 | 111 | 86 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 62 | 62 | 59 | 45 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 184 | 184 | 139 | 139 | 99 | 94 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 7 | — | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 5 | NE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 21 | 21 | 9 | — | 63 | 41 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 43 | 21 | 29 | 30 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 14 | — | — | — | 9 | 12 | 12 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 1130 | 767 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 743 | 449 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 803 | 803 | 680 | 647 |
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