Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backsides today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 4AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | NE 5 | S 10 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 31 | 43 | 46 | 244 | 707 | 1041 | 1313 | 2512 | 3728 | 3737 | 3157 | 2637 | 2307 | 1846 | 1663 | 1378 | 1220 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:46PM1.13m | 11:27AM1.38m | 11:19PM1.01m | 12:12PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07PM0.42m | 4:51AM0.32m | 5:55PM0.53m | 5:23AM0.39m | 6:53PM0.61m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | N 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 13 | — |
| kJ | 21 | 25 | 43 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 6 | NNE 5 | E 14 | — | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 7 | E 12 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 4 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 5 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | S 10 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 28 | 10 | 46 | 244 | 707 | 1041 | 1313 | 2512 | 3728 | 3737 | 3157 | 2637 | 2307 | 1846 | 1663 | 1378 | 1220 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 245 | 278 | 1310 | 1310 | 974 | 800 | 206 | 4 | 4 | 76 | 251 | 69 | 34 | 34 |
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