Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 2PM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 71 | 59 | 54 | 211 | 346 | 395 | 361 | 322 | 303 | 222 | 205 | 150 | 145 | 94 | 91 | 91 | 251 | 627 | 1106 | 291 | 513 | 613 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:23AM1.75m | 9:09PM1.61m | 10:38AM1.56m | 00:58AM1.59m | 1:37PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46PM1.13m | 3:43AM1.25m | 6:13PM1.23m | 7:19AM1.17m | 7:54PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | NNE 4 | — | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 26 | 45 | 57 | 346 | 395 | 361 | 322 | 303 | 222 | 205 | 150 | 145 | 94 | 91 | 91 | 251 | 2 | — | 234 | 150 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | ESE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | N 4 | E 7 | NE 6 | E 6 | SSW 11 | S 14 |
| kJ | 76 | 71 | 39 | 26 | 211 | 54 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 134 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 18 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 8 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 59 | 54 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 6 | — | 21 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | — | 627 | 1106 | 291 | 513 | 613 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 449 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 137 | 743 | 137 | 820 | 819 | 0 | 1 | 1130 | 1165 | 801 | 648 | 559 |
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