Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Strands today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Strands at 10PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Back Strands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 37 | 35 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 |
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 | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:43PM3.72m | 10:10AM2.95m | 10:28PM3.45m | 10:57AM2.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM0.28m | 4:00AM0.30m | 3:55PM0.49m | 4:45AM0.52m | 4:43PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 9 | W 12 | W 11 | NW 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 35 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 8 | NW 7 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 14 | W 10 | W 7 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 4 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 43 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 3 | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 399 | 399 | 399 | 292 | 292 | 19 | 19 | 313 | 323 | 313 | 243 | 19 | 117 | 117 | 231 | 278 | 1266 | 178 | 178 |
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