Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backyards today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backyards at 11AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Backyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sat night, moderate winds from the E by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:16AM0.50m | 4:14PM0.64m | 5:10AM0.51m | 4:23PM0.57m | 6:14AM0.52m | 4:19PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50AM0.23m | 10:55PM0.18m | 10:31AM0.32m | 11:17PM0.17m | 11:16AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 14 | WNW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | S 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 14 | W 12 | W 12 | S 14 |
| kJ | 32 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSW 7 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | W 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 1228 | 1446 | 1827 | 2279 | 2812 | 3219 | 3279 | 3182 | 2379 | 1838 | 1261 | 1045 | 887 | 781 | 643 | 522 | 441 | 419 | 358 | 320 | 284 | 245 | 215 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 168 | 168 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 177 | 177 | 166 | 186 | 167 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
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