Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backsides today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 4AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 432 | 378 | 370 | 363 | 363 | 375 | 367 | 355 | 370 | 386 | 402 | 402 | 410 | 385 | 400 | 396 | 396 | 338 | 338 | 291 | 291 | 313 | 313 | 233 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:29PM1.83m | 9:52AM1.02m | 10:18PM1.76m | 10:45AM1.00m | 11:06PM1.65m | 11:40AM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM0.14m | 3:31PM0.13m | 5:09AM0.13m | 4:24PM0.17m | 5:57AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 432 | 378 | 370 | 363 | 363 | 375 | 367 | 355 | 370 | 386 | 402 | 402 | 410 | 385 | 400 | 396 | 396 | 338 | 338 | 291 | 291 | 313 | 313 | 233 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 11 | SE 7 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 43 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 40 | 35 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 40 | 22 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 7 | S 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | — | SSE 9 | NE 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 41 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 70 | 63 | 22 | 37 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 15 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 71 | 34 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 147 | 4 |
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