Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backsides today (07 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 11PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 299 | 407 | 489 | 591 | 682 | 778 | 768 | 644 | 517 | 432 | 326 | 348 | 315 | 265 | 259 | 322 | 450 | 515 | 515 | 505 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:58PM1.49m | 7:32AM1.26m | 7:44PM1.47m | 8:13AM1.38m | 8:24PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:32PM0.28m | 1:27AM0.15m | 1:28PM0.21m | 2:04AM0.12m | 2:17PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 73 | 52 | 55 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 432 | 326 | 348 | 315 | 265 | 259 | 322 | 450 | 515 | 515 | 505 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 32 | 15 | 14 | 38 | 79 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | ESE 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 13 | — | NE 12 | NE 19 |
| kJ | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 6 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 299 | 407 | 489 | 591 | 682 | 778 | 768 | 644 | 517 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 23 | 84 | 97 | 124 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 251 | 745 | 251 | 69 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 76 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 756 | 756 | 170 | 71 |
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