Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backyards today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backyards at 5PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NNE 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:02PM0.70m | 3:07AM0.51m | 3:19PM0.65m | 3:51AM0.55m | 3:33PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.14m | 9:30PM0.21m | 8:53AM0.19m | 9:47PM0.18m | 9:32AM0.26m | 10:07PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ENE 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 78 | 70 | 104 | 107 | 106 | 146 | 130 | 126 | 126 | 125 | 112 | 106 | 106 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 41 | 60 | 59 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | NNE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 37 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 64 | 63 | 9 | 9 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 172 | 131 | 155 | 150 | 170 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 200 | 206 | 240 | 276 | 303 | 431 | 390 | 379 | 334 | 358 | 358 | 383 | 316 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 164 | 30 | 30 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 164 | 26 | 26 |
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