Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backyards today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backyards at 4PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 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 (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNE 7 | NW 8 | NNE 6 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:24PM0.74m | 1:46AM0.43m | 2:44PM0.72m | 2:26AM0.48m | 3:02PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04PM0.26m | 7:41AM0.10m | 9:16PM0.24m | 8:16AM0.14m | 9:30PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 104 | 107 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | NW 9 | E 16 | NW 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 48 | 24 | 13 | 41 | 39 | 12 | 45 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | N 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | N 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | NW 9 | S 15 | S 14 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 18 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 203 | 192 | 166 | 166 | 165 | 182 | 166 | 147 | 160 | 188 | 165 | 187 | 170 | 150 | 139 | 149 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 170 | 182 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 30 | 26 | 30 |
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