Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 8PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 145 | 104 | 106 | 226 | 233 | 206 | 182 | 201 | 196 | 128 | 125 | 126 | 198 | 233 | 225 | 216 | 202 | 458 | 580 | 660 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:38PM2.35m | 3:53AM2.40m | 4:08PM2.50m | 4:21AM2.53m | 4:37PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30AM0.52m | 9:47PM0.44m | 10:00AM0.37m | 10:16PM0.32m | 10:29AM0.25m | 10:45PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 165 | 145 | 104 | 106 | 52 | 233 | 206 | 182 | 140 | 136 | 112 | 114 | 93 | 198 | 233 | 225 | 216 | 202 | 42 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 106 | 92 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 174 | 75 | 75 | 201 | 196 | 128 | 125 | 126 | 82 | 93 | 65 | 58 | 56 | 86 | 84 | 124 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 53 | 35 | 159 | 48 | 101 | 89 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 41 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 65 | 65 | 82 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | E 3 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 14 | 56 | 51 | 226 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 458 | 580 | 660 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1175 | 1165 | 1158 | 819 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 801 | 938 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1130 | 1175 | 1019 | 848 |
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