Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backsides today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 3AM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 257 | 257 | 318 | 1240 | 1847 | 1731 | 1601 | 1461 | 1299 | 1125 | 969 | 907 | 803 | 738 | 683 | 629 | 591 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:11PM1.69m | 7:35AM1.31m | 7:53PM1.66m | 8:15AM1.39m | 8:32PM1.59m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41AM0.15m | 1:30PM0.15m | 2:17AM0.13m | 2:16PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  | |  |  | | |  | | |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | E 14 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 295 | 257 | 56 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 98 | 153 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 12 | E 8 | E 15 | S 20 | E 15 | S 23 | S 23 | S 23 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | ENE 8 | E 13 | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 14 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | E 9 | NE 6 | S 21 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | E 14 | E 14 | N 16 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | N 15 | S 21 |
| kJ | 17 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 257 | 318 | 1240 | 1847 | 1731 | 1601 | 1461 | 1299 | 1125 | 969 | 907 | 803 | 738 | 683 | 629 | 591 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 23 | 23 | 76 | 206 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 69 | 34 | 23 | 34 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 15 |
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