Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backsides today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 10PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 11 | ENE 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 95 | 86 | 86 | 76 | 72 | 86 | 56 | 104 | 87 | 94 | 105 | 128 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.30m | 4:35AM0.84m | 5:22PM1.38m | 5:44AM0.90m | 6:06PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39PM0.63m | 9:52AM0.53m | 00:24AM0.55m | 10:59AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 66 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 95 | 86 | 86 | 76 | 72 | 70 | 56 | 54 | 62 | 94 | 105 | 128 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 9 | SSE 13 | S 4 | S 11 | S 6 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 86 | 41 | 57 | 54 | 41 | 89 | 112 | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 15 | S 8 | S 12 | S 4 | S 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 72 | 5 | 49 | 104 | 87 | 71 | 24 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 2 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 34 | 4 |
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