Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backsides today (25 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 8PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 139 | 209 | 220 | 238 | 245 | 253 | 266 | 313 | 262 | 331 | 323 | 274 | 220 | 243 | 251 | 217 | 327 | 330 | 195 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:19PM1.46m | 7:46AM1.34m | 7:55PM1.45m | 8:20AM1.43m | 8:31PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.31m | 1:40AM0.20m | 1:44PM0.25m | 2:09AM0.17m | 2:27PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 7 |
| kJ | 117 | 139 | 209 | 220 | 238 | 245 | 253 | 266 | 313 | 262 | 331 | 323 | 274 | 220 | 243 | 251 | 217 | 217 | 190 | 195 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 36 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 190 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | E 15 | E 15 | S 12 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 54 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 21 | — | — | 12 | 327 | 330 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 565 | 76 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 245 | 279 | 56 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 75 | 34 | 34 |
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