Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 2PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 774 | 1295 | 2653 | 2626 | 2848 | 2733 | 2585 | 2769 | 2325 | 2108 | 1919 | 1592 | 1360 | 1228 | 1185 | 1042 | 958 | 971 | 1058 | 931 | 1171 | 1001 | 850 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:47PM2.72m | 4:05AM2.70m | 4:24PM2.87m | 4:38AM2.80m | 4:58PM2.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM0.20m | 9:58PM0.13m | 10:12AM0.03m | 10:34PM0.03m | 10:47AM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 24 | S 24 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 21 | ESE 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 774 | 1295 | 1802 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 69 | 70 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 38 | 63 | 34 | 91 | 64 | 89 | 239 | 127 | 120 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 5 | E 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 26 | S 25 | SW 24 | SW 24 | S 22 | S 22 | S 22 | S 20 | S 20 | S 23 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SW 18 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 43 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 8 | 42 | 51 | 91 | 12 | 62 | 24 | 283 | 243 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | S 24 | S 19 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 29 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 50 | 46 | 46 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 80 | 139 | 102 | — | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | — | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 40 | — | 2653 | 2626 | 2848 | 2733 | 2585 | 2769 | 2325 | 2108 | 1919 | 1592 | 1360 | 1228 | 1185 | 1042 | 958 | 971 | 1058 | 931 | 1171 | 1001 | 850 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 826 | 1 | 854 | 1676 | 1676 | 828 | 720 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 647 | 1631 | 803 | 680 | 647 | 11 | 559 | 592 | 592 | 803 | 803 | 694 | 11 |
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