Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backyards today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Backyards at 5AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NE 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:47AM0.36m | 2:39PM0.84m | 1:43AM0.40m | 3:09PM0.81m | 2:34AM0.44m | 3:35PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00AM0.01m | 9:35PM0.27m | 7:46AM0.03m | 9:53PM0.25m | 8:29AM0.08m | 10:14PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NE 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 13 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 42 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 49 | 46 | 46 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | S 19 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 196 | 160 | 206 | 200 | 181 | 181 | 203 | 209 | 206 | 192 | 161 | 175 | 180 | 157 | 165 | 188 | 188 | 200 | 180 | 175 | 181 | 194 | 225 | 261 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 164 | 164 | 30 | 30 |
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