Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backsides today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 7AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 281 | 238 | 220 | 230 | 172 | 149 | 126 | 102 | 66 | 76 | 72 | 50 | 45 | 36 | 48 | 74 | 122 | 199 | 182 | 174 | 117 | 96 | 57 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:57AM0.82m | 2:15PM1.25m | 2:37AM0.78m | 3:31PM1.26m | 4:31AM0.83m | 4:35PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50AM0.53m | 9:50PM0.62m | 7:59AM0.58m | 10:59PM0.55m | 9:20AM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SSE 17 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 281 | 238 | 220 | 230 | 172 | 149 | 126 | 102 | 66 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 45 | 36 | 48 | 69 | 63 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 96 | 57 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 19 | S 11 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 99 | 104 | 118 | 91 | 109 | 118 | 71 | 51 | 57 | 76 | 72 | 50 | 31 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 122 | 58 | 182 | 174 | 117 | 21 | 50 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SE 8 | SSE 19 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 62 | 61 | 60 | 99 | 92 | 91 | 96 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 74 | 9 | 199 | 49 | 41 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 23 | 37 | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 412 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 279 | 565 | 85 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 22 | 85 | 34 |
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