Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backsides today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 12PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 6 | E 7 | S 9 | NNE 5 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 98 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 78 | 148 | 154 | 122 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 21 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 47 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:38AM0.87m | 2:06PM1.49m | 3:01AM0.86m | 3:18PM1.41m | 4:24AM0.92m | 4:28PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12AM0.33m | 9:15PM0.26m | 8:27AM0.37m | 10:22PM0.23m | 9:48AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 98 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 86 | 59 | 45 | 36 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | NE 10 | E 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | N 6 | NNE 5 | ENE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 40 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | S 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 38 | 21 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | WSW 2 | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | N 5 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 29 | 30 | 42 | 49 | 78 | 148 | 154 | 122 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 18 | 47 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 193 | 36 | 138 | 401 | 151 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 76 | 76 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 141 | 756 | 56 | 36 |
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