Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 1PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 526 | 430 | 393 | 351 | 343 | 343 | 304 | 297 | 262 | 205 | 201 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 132 | 167 | 129 | 122 | 119 | 103 | 103 | 91 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:11AM2.64m | 6:29PM2.58m | 6:40AM2.46m | 6:58PM2.36m | 7:09AM2.24m | 7:28PM2.11m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:21PM0.19m | 00:37AM0.37m | 12:51PM0.40m | 1:05AM0.57m | 1:20PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 526 | 430 | 393 | 40 | 39 | 343 | 304 | 297 | 262 | 205 | 201 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 132 | 167 | 129 | 122 | 119 | 103 | 103 | 91 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 17 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 47 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 17 | S 18 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | SW 16 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 351 | 343 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 424 | 803 | 803 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 647 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 449 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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