Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backsides today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 5PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 81 | 87 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 31 | 44 | 68 | 83 | 66 | 288 | 175 | 132 | 99 | 73 | 68 | 66 | 49 | 55 | 49 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:56AM1.56m | 9:05PM1.25m | 9:37AM1.65m | 9:49PM1.19m | 10:21AM1.70m | 10:36PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17PM0.22m | 3:02AM0.13m | 4:06PM0.21m | 3:41AM0.14m | 4:59PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 101 | 212 | 225 | 44 | 158 | 132 | 96 | 88 | 73 | 51 | 66 | 288 | 175 | 132 | 64 | 52 | 53 | 41 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 15 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 81 | 87 | 5 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 28 | 42 | 41 | 47 | 35 | 26 | 26 | 99 | 73 | 68 | 66 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 16 | S 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 14 | S 11 | E 7 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 44 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 5 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | 269 | 338 | 336 | 203 | 1 | 39 | — | — | 68 | 83 | 16 | 81 | 60 | 57 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 55 | 47 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 193 | 0 |
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