Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backsides today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backsides at 7AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Backsides. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 8 | N 5 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 53 | 49 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 62 | 91 | 22 | 97 | 24 | 24 | 54 | 62 | 91 | 94 | 104 | 56 | 76 | 49 | 72 | 72 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 166 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:32AM1.50m | 11:44PM0.84m | 12:11PM1.43m | 00:36AM0.79m | 12:54PM1.35m | 1:37AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37AM0.30m | 6:29PM0.38m | 5:14AM0.36m | 7:17PM0.38m | 5:57AM0.42m | 8:08PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | 7:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NNE 5 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NNE 6 | E 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | NNE 6 | E 10 | NNE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 53 | 49 | 33 | 14 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 55 | 23 | 101 | 74 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 37 | 24 | 56 | 125 | 49 | 149 | 72 | 75 | 79 | 227 | 158 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 11 | S 7 | E 10 | E 12 | E 10 | S 7 | S 13 | S 12 | E 11 | S 9 | E 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 14 | 32 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 76 | 26 | 72 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 81 | 7 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 10 | SE 8 | NNE 10 | SSE 7 | NE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 7 | NE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | E 12 | S 13 | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 5 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | — | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 3 | SE 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 21 | 62 | 91 | 33 | 97 | 119 | — | 54 | 62 | 91 | 94 | 104 | 121 | 200 | 125 | 268 | 170 | 330 | 285 | 8 | 166 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1316 | 151 | 138 | 17 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 484 | 282 | 151 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 251 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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