Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backsides today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 7PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 59 | 46 | 38 | 117 | 108 | 159 | 151 | 133 | 86 | 82 | 59 | 54 | 52 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 28 | 20 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 11:59AM1.23m | 00:01AM1.23m | 12:54PM1.27m | 00:53AM1.12m | 2:02PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01PM0.41m | 6:27AM0.28m | 7:07PM0.49m | 7:15AM0.32m | 8:29PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 80 | 59 | 46 | 38 | 117 | 108 | 159 | 151 | 133 | 86 | 82 | 59 | 54 | 52 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 28 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | S 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NNE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 50 | 34 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | NE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | S 7 | S 9 | S 7 | S 6 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 22 | 13 | 34 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | ENE 7 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | W 3 | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 33 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 25 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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