Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backsides today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 4PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 350 | 338 | 404 | 425 | 383 | 422 | 400 | 332 | 326 | 319 | 264 | 255 | 250 | 148 | 142 | 181 | 138 | 106 | 101 | 72 | 26 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:49AM0.89m | 6:35PM1.50m | 6:42AM0.94m | 7:13PM1.57m | 7:26AM0.99m | 7:49PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM0.40m | 1:27AM0.49m | 12:12PM0.38m | 2:02AM0.41m | 12:58PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 5 |
| kJ | 350 | 338 | 404 | 425 | 383 | 422 | 400 | 332 | 326 | 319 | 264 | 255 | 250 | 148 | 142 | 181 | 138 | 106 | 101 | 72 | 26 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 0 |
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