Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backsides today (06 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 10PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1812 | 1628 | 1323 | 1086 | 1022 | 960 | 808 | 710 | 660 | 585 | 506 | 282 | 194 | 157 | 172 | 165 | 161 | 175 | 148 | 171 | 168 | 168 | 198 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:24PM0.80m | 00:23AM1.30m | 1:22PM0.83m | 1:13AM1.23m | 2:23PM0.91m | 2:08AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43PM0.42m | 7:27AM0.26m | 6:43PM0.45m | 8:10AM0.25m | 7:52PM0.47m | 8:55AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 660 | 585 | 506 | 282 | 194 | 157 | 127 | 130 | 103 | 76 | 69 | 51 | 55 | 168 | 198 | 205 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 16 | S 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 53 | 48 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 18 | E 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 21 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 11 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 62 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 61 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1812 | 1628 | 1323 | 1086 | 1022 | 960 | 808 | 710 | — | — | 106 | 82 | 110 | 151 | 172 | 165 | 161 | 175 | 148 | 171 | 168 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 23 | 69 | 69 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
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