Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backsides today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 5PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 83 | 173 | 208 | 171 | 145 | 238 | 400 | 363 | 288 | 264 | 336 | 295 | 694 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:06AM1.03m | 8:23PM1.64m | 8:43AM1.07m | 8:57PM1.63m | 9:18AM1.10m | 9:30PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40PM0.31m | 3:06AM0.28m | 2:19PM0.28m | 3:37AM0.24m | 2:58PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 12 | S 11 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 145 | 238 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 155 | 336 | 295 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 6 | E 12 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 13 | NE 7 | E 6 | NE 7 | E 12 | SSE 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 56 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 70 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 12 | S 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 83 | 173 | 208 | 171 | 134 | 81 | 400 | 363 | 288 | 264 | 91 | 82 | 694 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 319 | 232 | 232 | 206 | 193 | 141 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 23 |
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