Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 6PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 8 | S 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2927 | 2373 | 1927 | 1589 | 1354 | 1162 | 957 | 1036 | 1018 | 784 | 673 | 673 | 627 | 636 | 588 | 537 | 550 | 524 | 630 | 658 | 672 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:46PM2.63m | 3:58AM2.65m | 4:13PM2.78m | 4:23AM2.76m | 4:39PM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38AM0.28m | 9:54PM0.22m | 10:04AM0.12m | 10:20PM0.11m | 10:30AM0.02m | 10:46PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 2927 | 2373 | 1927 | 1589 | 1354 | 1162 | 957 | 1036 | 1018 | 784 | 673 | 673 | 572 | 636 | 588 | 537 | 550 | 524 | 630 | 658 | 672 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | E 10 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 231 | 298 | 298 | 294 | 214 | 148 | 98 | — | 560 | 395 | 389 | 371 | 359 | 292 | 295 | 356 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 130 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 127 | 121 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 94 | 154 | 190 | 194 | 200 | 200 | 227 | 223 | 231 | 336 | 463 | 560 | 627 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1489 | 1504 | 1666 | 1504 | 449 | 424 | 1223 | 1223 | 820 | 826 | 820 | 1276 | 1022 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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