Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backsides today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 2PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 785 | 832 | 868 | 1067 | 1067 | 961 | 899 | 1067 | 1267 | 1091 | 1149 | 1788 | 2202 | 4084 | 3060 | 2741 | 2529 | 2274 | 2247 | 2082 | 1819 | 1795 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:26AM1.14m | 10:43PM1.62m | 11:13AM1.13m | 11:24PM1.47m | 12:00PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42AM0.12m | 4:14PM0.16m | 5:21AM0.14m | 5:02PM0.24m | 6:00AM0.17m | 5:52PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | N 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | E 12 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 533 | 1149 | 1747 | 2202 | 43 | 43 | 72 | 38 | 37 | 69 | 63 | 61 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 12 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 22 | S 22 | — | — | E 18 | SSE 21 | S 25 | S 24 | S 24 | S 23 | — | S 18 |
| kJ | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 82 | — | — | 6 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 26 | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 785 | 832 | 868 | 1067 | 1067 | 961 | 899 | 1067 | 1267 | 1091 | 1130 | 1788 | 2112 | 4084 | 3060 | 2741 | 2529 | 2274 | 2247 | 2082 | 1819 | 1795 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 528 | 529 | 529 | 69 | 69 | 34 | 80 | 80 | 206 | 653 | 665 | 539 | 582 | 582 | 598 | 598 | 582 | 485 | 485 | 366 | 319 |
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