Backsides 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Backsides today (02 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Backsides at 6AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s
Afternoon (02 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Evening (02 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 2								Friday 3								Saturday 4
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	ESE 11	ESE 10	NE 6	ESE 10	NE 7	E 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	99	99	135	132	117	119	83	80	78	75	80	89	102	114	79	71	86	93	123	86	218	192	189	228
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross
High Tide				9:42AM0.95m				9:57PM1.58m					10:22AM0.94m				10:32PM1.51m				11:03AM0.94m
Low Tide			4:13AM0.27m			3:13PM0.28m					4:48AM0.24m			3:53PM0.30m					5:23AM0.22m				4:36PM0.32m


	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	18	18	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	19	21	22	21	17	16	15	14	16	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	16	15	15	17	17	16	17	18	17	17	17	18	20	20	18	12	12	11	11	13	15	15	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	NNE 6	ESE 11	NNE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 13	S 7	S 7	S 8
kJ	99	99	99	101	93	119	65	61	53	73	77	89	102	99	79	71	47	47	123	86	218	127	108	103
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 12	S 12	S 12	ESE 11	S 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	1	3	3	3	103	2	83	80	78	75	80	68	88	82	55	55	86	93	30	21	43	192	189	228
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	S 8	—	S 12	S 11	—	S 11	S 11	E 7	E 7	S 10	S 10	S 10	—	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 15	E 15	ESE 14	ESE 13	S 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	2	1	—	3	2	—	2	2	15	27	2	2	2	—	28	28	4	17	36	58	33	41	35	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 4	NNE 5	—	—	—	NE 7	—	WSW 3	SW 4	SSW 4	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	—	—	—
kJ	50	97	135	132	117	90	45	38	34	66	—	—	—	114	—	5	10	18	29	32	57	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	34	34	34	0	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	1	0	0	4	23	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	3	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	3	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	4	9	8	7	6	6	5	8	7	9	8	9	7	4	5	5	5	5	7	6	6

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