Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backsides today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 8AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | S 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 205 | 345 | 158 | 149 | 149 | 220 | 561 | 1157 | 1503 | 1175 | 1413 | 1413 | 1395 | 1481 | 1621 | 1892 | 1980 | 1906 | 2060 | 2304 | 2349 | 2732 | 3059 | 3316 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:09PM1.43m | 11:47AM0.96m | 11:49PM1.34m | 12:37PM1.00m | 00:33AM1.25m | 1:33PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58AM0.22m | 5:24PM0.36m | 6:35AM0.23m | 6:19PM0.41m | 7:15AM0.24m | 7:24PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | ESE 13 | SSE 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 205 | 195 | 131 | 149 | 149 | 151 | 160 | 180 | 176 | 765 | 94 | 198 | 139 | 133 | 121 | 127 | 76 | 75 | 83 | 79 | 46 | 29 | 33 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | NE 6 | ESE 11 | S 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 11 | E 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 16 | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 147 | 6 | 158 | 94 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 66 | 59 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 51 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 14 | E 14 | NE 9 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | 13 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 64 | 94 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 11 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 101 | 345 | 40 | 65 | 114 | 220 | 561 | 1157 | 1503 | 1175 | 1413 | 1413 | 1395 | 1481 | 1621 | 1892 | 1980 | 1906 | 2060 | 2304 | 2349 | 2732 | 3059 | 3316 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 76 | 34 | 75 | 69 | 69 | 34 | 69 | 768 | 707 | 69 | 34 | 69 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 69 |
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