Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backsides today (28 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 10PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 572 | 488 | 373 | 553 | 270 | 327 | 192 | 137 | 120 | 165 | 150 | 157 | 160 | 167 | 182 | 227 | 306 | 295 | 288 | 209 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:09PM1.35m | 9:37AM1.57m | 9:50PM1.26m | 10:21AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12PM0.22m | 3:13AM0.17m | 4:00PM0.25m | 3:49AM0.20m | 4:53PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | S 11 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 128 | 122 | 163 | 41 | 270 | 67 | 192 | 137 | 120 | 120 | 131 | 131 | 117 | 121 | 97 | 97 | 94 | 79 | 143 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 13 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 16 | S 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 48 | 42 | 3 | 138 | 71 | 67 | 69 | 80 | 165 | 150 | 157 | 160 | 167 | 167 | 160 | 125 | 120 | 288 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | E 13 | S 14 | S 12 | NE 10 | SSE 11 | S 17 | S 10 | SSE 15 | NE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 13 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 99 | 103 | 4 | 43 | 6 | 55 | 23 | 2 | 26 | 25 | 52 | 182 | 227 | 306 | 295 | 3 | 209 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 7 | — |
| kJ | 572 | 488 | 373 | 553 | 120 | 327 | 137 | 117 | 65 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 86 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 76 | 193 | 22 |
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