Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 12PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSW 16 | ESE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 64 | 48 | 80 | 36 | 74 | 74 | 85 | 76 | 104 | 59 | 61 | 153 | 346 | 395 | 361 | 322 | 367 | 277 | 202 | 150 | 145 | 93 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:40AM2.00m | 8:03PM1.85m | 8:23AM1.75m | 9:09PM1.61m | 10:38AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53PM0.88m | 2:10AM1.04m | 2:46PM1.13m | 3:43AM1.25m | 6:13PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 74 | 64 | 48 | 48 | 36 | 35 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 61 | 55 | 346 | 395 | 361 | 322 | 367 | 277 | 202 | 150 | 145 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | ESE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 22 | 43 | 44 | 80 | 34 | 74 | 74 | 85 | 76 | 104 | 51 | 26 | 153 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 36 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 16 | S 6 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 54 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1130 | 1130 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 424 | 803 | 803 | 694 | 589 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 680 | 1175 | 1631 | 820 |
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