Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backsides today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 12AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 120 | 86 | 67 | 53 | 37 | 25 | 24 | 69 | 78 | 69 | 69 | 74 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 86 | 111 | 82 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:02PM1.36m | 9:28AM1.53m | 9:37PM1.28m | 10:04AM1.55m | 10:10PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02PM0.18m | 3:08AM0.13m | 3:45PM0.22m | 3:38AM0.15m | 4:27PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | NNE 6 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 160 | 95 | 86 | 59 | 39 | 40 | 43 | 45 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 11 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 120 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 37 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | NE 11 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 134 | 144 | 83 | 67 | 53 | — | — | — | 69 | 78 | 69 | 69 | 74 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 86 | 111 | 82 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 17 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1316 | 710 | 300 | 71 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 540 | 565 | 99 | 62 |
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