Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backsides today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 6AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 30 | 41 | 77 | 236 | 298 | 317 | 360 | 461 | 522 | 459 | 448 | 393 | 418 | 377 | 365 | 327 | 284 | 293 | 277 | 234 | 244 | 242 | 325 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:25AM1.09m | 3:49PM1.11m | 3:20AM0.99m | 4:46PM1.20m | 4:16AM0.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM0.47m | 9:00AM0.23m | 9:42PM0.52m | 9:43AM0.25m | 10:58PM0.53m | 10:25AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 10 | S 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | S 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 30 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 298 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 277 | 234 | 244 | 5 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | E 9 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 14 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | S 14 | S 16 | E 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | NNE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 16 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 30 | 57 | 51 | 50 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 7 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 26 | 77 | 236 | — | 317 | 360 | 461 | 522 | 459 | 448 | 393 | 418 | 377 | 365 | 327 | 284 | 293 | — | — | — | 242 | 325 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 34 |
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