Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backsides today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 6AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 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 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 445 | 492 | 502 | 445 | 482 | 370 | 443 | 343 | 370 | 254 | 248 | 211 | 206 | 165 | 162 | 132 | 132 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:41AM0.91m | 5:01PM1.47m | 5:54AM1.01m | 6:05PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54PM0.36m | 10:02AM0.41m | 11:58PM0.28m | 11:24AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 445 | 492 | 502 | 445 | 482 | 370 | 443 | 343 | 370 | 254 | 248 | 211 | 206 | 165 | 162 | 132 | 132 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 17 | S 16 | S 9 | S 15 | E 16 | S 13 | S 8 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 43 | 38 | 40 | 44 | 15 | 27 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 45 | 39 | 29 | 43 | 46 | 103 | 117 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 251 | 193 | 138 | 67 | 34 | 56 | 4 | 56 | 138 | 71 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 170 | 138 | 0 |
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