Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backyards today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backyards at 5AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Backyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 17 | NW 14 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | N 20 | NNW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4150 | 4190 | 3086 | 2662 | 2313 | 2025 | 1906 | 1653 | 947 | 744 | 600 | 591 | 529 | 418 | 457 | 468 | 1813 | 691 | 1209 | 886 | 471 | 486 | 444 | 273 | 388 | 1361 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:49AM0.72m | 5:34AM0.69m | 6:22AM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02PM0.08m | 9:29PM0.11m | 9:54PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | 5:49 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NNW 15 | NNW 17 | NW 14 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 18 |
| kJ | 4150 | 4190 | 3086 | 2662 | 2313 | 2025 | 1906 | 1653 | 947 | 744 | 600 | 591 | 529 | 418 | 324 | 468 | 1813 | 691 | 1209 | 886 | 471 | 486 | 444 | 273 | 224 | 1361 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 16 | NW 12 | N 10 | N 16 | N 9 | N 9 | N 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | N 13 | N 20 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 284 | 234 | 234 | 216 | 194 | 190 | 457 | 272 | 90 | 535 | 60 | 40 | 157 | 9 | 8 | 55 | 388 | 155 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NNW 18 | NNW 17 | NNW 16 | N 10 | N 18 | SSW 16 | N 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | NNE 8 | S 11 | N 23 | NNW 22 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 111 | 229 | 154 | 408 | 25 | 90 | 25 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 154 | 73 | 103 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 400 | 448 | 632 | 528 | 526 | 526 | 498 | 498 | 427 | 487 | 491 | 439 | 387 | 365 | 365 | 381 | 371 | 388 | 352 | 373 | 360 | 487 | 502 | 542 | 527 | 604 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 164 | 168 | 177 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 166 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 185 | 166 |
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