
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 2PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SSE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
215 | 273 | 195 | 184 | 170 | 110 | 144 | 101 | 85 | 129 | 124 | 119 | 272 | 243 | 181 | 179 | 195 | 146 | 134 | 125 | 86 | 98 | 151 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:42PM2.86m | 3:53AM2.82m | 4:09PM2.94m | 4:21AM2.88m | 4:38PM2.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33AM0.06m | 9:50PM0.04m | 10:00AM-0.06m | 10:17PM-0.03m | 10:29AM-0.11m | 10:46PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 8 | NNE 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 |
215 | 273 | 195 | 184 | 170 | 110 | 144 | 43 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 272 | 243 | 181 | 179 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 54 | 15 | 90 | 151 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 6 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
61 | 61 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 33 | 23 | 101 | 48 | 89 | 85 | 119 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 195 | 146 | 134 | 125 | 86 | 18 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 7 | — | SSE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | NNE 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
23 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 85 | 129 | 124 | 119 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 30 | 31 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 4 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 |
— | — | — | — | 27 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 80 | 82 | 55 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 67 | 98 | 49 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 647 | 801 | 803 | 803 | 23 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 680 | 589 | 1638 | 1638 | 820 | 819 | 819 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 801 | 647 | 647 | 647 |
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