Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backsides today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 1PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 510 | 439 | 309 | 371 | 400 | 403 | 396 | 334 | 258 | 248 | 200 | 175 | 142 | 98 | 71 | 67 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 55 | 55 | 40 | 43 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:58AM1.00m | 5:57PM1.61m | 6:09AM1.02m | 6:52PM1.74m | 7:09AM1.06m | 7:43PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM0.24m | 00:42AM0.37m | 11:51AM0.21m | 1:39AM0.28m | 12:49PM0.17m | 2:30AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 |
 | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 510 | 439 | 307 | 251 | 400 | 403 | 396 | 334 | 258 | 248 | 200 | 175 | 142 | 98 | 71 | 67 | 39 | 38 | 31 | 55 | 55 | 40 | 43 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 161 | 235 | 309 | 371 | 163 | 110 | 84 | 59 | 57 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 32 | 39 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | — | E 11 | E 11 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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