Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backyards today (19 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backyards at 5PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Mon 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 293 | 376 | 581 | 559 | 487 | 428 | 394 | 361 | 361 | 500 | 534 | 453 | 407 | 364 | 364 | 372 | 311 | 245 | 239 | 207 | 207 | 157 | 153 | 122 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:28PM1.62m | 00:34AM1.60m | 1:24PM1.58m | 1:33AM1.49m | 2:20PM1.54m | 2:34AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58PM0.32m | 7:23AM0.14m | 7:55PM0.36m | 8:14AM0.24m | 8:53PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | 9:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 394 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 534 | 453 | 407 | 364 | 364 | 372 | 311 | 245 | 239 | 207 | 207 | 157 | 153 | 122 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | SE 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 293 | 376 | 581 | 559 | 487 | 428 | — | 361 | 361 | 500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 325 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 126 | 99 | 744 | 989 | 744 | 744 | 2 | 610 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 818 |
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