Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Strands today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Strands at 2AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Back Strands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 4 | W 6 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 182 | 161 | 134 | 127 | 98 | 76 | 57 | 41 | 40 | 27 | 71 | 94 | 89 | 72 | 59 | 120 | 55 | 217 | 498 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:10PM3.42m | 9:34AM3.12m | 9:51PM3.18m | 10:19AM2.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49PM0.33m | 3:17AM0.33m | 3:29PM0.50m | 3:57AM0.55m | 4:17PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 7 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 182 | 161 | 134 | 127 | 98 | 76 | 57 | 41 | 40 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 59 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 3 | W 7 | WSW 4 | W 6 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 71 | 94 | 89 | 72 | 3 | 120 | 55 | 217 | 498 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 36 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 22 | 53 | 457 | 534 | 265 | 265 |
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