Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backsides today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 2AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 146 | 179 | 117 | 117 | 102 | 118 | 142 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 127 | 73 | 81 | 132 | 194 | 195 | 212 | 250 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:44PM1.52m | 7:09AM1.06m | 7:19PM1.57m | 7:43AM1.14m | 7:53PM1.59m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29AM0.37m | 12:41PM0.38m | 1:58AM0.30m | 1:23PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
 | |  |  |  | |  |  | | |  | | | | |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 146 | 179 | 117 | 117 | 102 | 118 | 142 | 7 | 134 | 134 | 127 | 73 | 81 | 103 | 116 | 116 | 92 | 250 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | N 5 | S 10 | SSE 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 15 | S 16 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 10 | SSE 16 | NE 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 12 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | W 3 | WSW 3 | ENE 7 | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 134 | — | — | 2 | 13 | 57 | 132 | 194 | 195 | 212 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 232 | 138 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 4 |
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