Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (12 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 11PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 384 | 379 | 342 | 132 | 302 | 228 | 158 | 158 | 117 | 117 | 98 | 84 | 84 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 82 | 80 | 91 | 77 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:04PM2.46m | 5:19AM2.43m | 5:34PM2.33m | 5:51AM2.29m | 6:06PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12PM0.37m | 11:29AM0.43m | 11:42PM0.50m | 12:00PM0.59m | 00:16AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | 6:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 9 | S 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 132 | 7 | 228 | 158 | 158 | 117 | 117 | 98 | 84 | 84 | 67 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 77 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | SW 10 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 42 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | S 12 | S 14 | SW 10 | S 13 | SW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | — | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 384 | 379 | 342 | 81 | 302 | 28 | — | — | 41 | 37 | 40 | 37 | — | — | 67 | 65 | 82 | 80 | 91 | 75 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 803 | 680 | 589 | 424 | 424 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 801 | 938 | 1158 | 647 | 680 | 424 | 23 |
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