Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backsides today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 2AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 104 | 116 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 28 | 127 | 217 | 95 | 94 | 60 | 39 | 44 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:36AM1.03m | 1:38PM1.44m | 1:55AM0.94m | 3:02PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03PM0.49m | 6:41AM0.37m | 8:30PM0.52m | 7:49AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 53 | 53 | 74 | 64 | 66 | 48 | 36 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 127 | 217 | 92 | 94 | 60 | 39 | 21 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | S 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 11 | E 9 | SSE 14 | E 10 | SSE 12 | S 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 34 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 95 | 27 | 41 | 28 | 44 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | NNE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | E 9 | SSE 12 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 28 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 32 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 135 | 104 | 116 | — | 2 | 12 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 22 | 21 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 60 | 36 | 34 |
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