Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Beach today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Beach at 4AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Back Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 22 | S 21 | S 19 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 62 | 202 | 276 | 377 | 435 | 496 | 495 | 479 | 452 | 441 | 379 | 377 | 322 | 302 | 362 | 470 | 469 | 434 | 404 | 483 | 882 | 1919 | 3644 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:30AM1.84m | 9:46PM1.68m | 11:26AM1.71m | 00:52AM1.78m | 1:27PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13AM0.97m | 3:11PM1.05m | 4:33AM1.17m | 6:18PM1.06m | 7:05AM0.97m | 7:45PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 22 | S 21 | S 19 | S 18 |
| kJ | 37 | 41 | 202 | 276 | 377 | 435 | 496 | 495 | 479 | 452 | 441 | 379 | 377 | 322 | 302 | 362 | 49 | 67 | 65 | 119 | 483 | 882 | 1919 | 3644 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 23 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | — |
| kJ | 42 | 29 | 50 | 53 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 93 | 84 | 68 | 51 | 31 | 30 | 103 | 110 | 107 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 265 | 88 | 116 | 199 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 24 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 43 | 62 | 19 | 71 | 65 | 62 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 60 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 187 | 67 | 37 | 163 | 116 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 3 | E 4 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 41 | 7 | 16 | 470 | 469 | 434 | 404 | 377 | 301 | 301 | 271 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 803 | 803 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 1631 | 803 | 761 | 761 | 694 | 647 | 589 |
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