Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backsides today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 2AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 185 | 157 | 134 | 122 | 122 | 167 | 164 | 117 | 208 | 68 | 68 | 121 | 119 | 116 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:12PM1.39m | 10:42AM1.42m | 10:52PM1.28m | 11:30AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07PM0.27m | 4:27AM0.22m | 4:56PM0.33m | 5:04AM0.26m | 5:53PM0.41m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 185 | 157 | 134 | 122 | 122 | 167 | 164 | 117 | 208 | 68 | 68 | 121 | 119 | 116 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 4 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 103 | 102 | 91 | 56 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 102 | 70 | 10 | 65 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 48 | 47 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 6 | S 9 | NE 4 | NE 11 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 36 | 98 | 85 | 82 | 77 | 84 | 3 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 33 | 43 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 278 | 56 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 193 | 34 | 34 |
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