Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backsides today (07 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 8PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 71 | 77 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 67 | 169 | 225 | 230 | 230 | 230 | 189 | 185 | 181 | 150 | 153 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:21PM1.40m | 3:28AM0.96m | 4:40PM1.52m | 4:59AM0.97m | 5:46PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07PM0.54m | 9:23AM0.36m | 11:34PM0.46m | 10:37AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 54 | 44 | 53 | 51 | 53 | 53 | 57 | 75 | 67 | 169 | 225 | 230 | 230 | 230 | 189 | 185 | 181 | 150 | 153 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 71 | 71 | 77 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 55 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 18 | 25 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | S 10 | SSW 3 | S 4 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 7 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 37 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 21 | 28 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 251 | 251 | 56 | 251 |
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