Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Daves Backyard today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Daves Backyard at 11AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Daves Backyard. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 447 | 441 | 435 | 429 | 405 | 383 | 304 | 294 | 295 | 354 | 737 | 605 | 597 | 710 | 692 | 606 | 590 | 590 | 590 | 590 | 602 | 482 | 436 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:22AM0.80m | 4:38PM0.28m | 6:13AM0.78m | 5:24PM0.24m | 7:11AM0.74m | 6:39PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:43PM0.19m | 10:23PM0.02m | 2:01PM0.20m | 11:03PM0.05m | 3:30PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 447 | 441 | 435 | 429 | 405 | 383 | 304 | 236 | 295 | 290 | 737 | 605 | 597 | 710 | 692 | 606 | 590 | 590 | 590 | 590 | 602 | 482 | 436 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | NW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 205 | 163 | 124 | 116 | 89 | 89 | 219 | 294 | 288 | 354 | 42 | 49 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | ENE 5 | NNE 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NE 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 18 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 28 | 89 | 68 | 65 | 43 | 31 | 42 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 84 | 31 | 30 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 3 | 8 | 10 | — | 12 | 18 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 53 | 67 | 56 | 58 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 34 | 33 | 45 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 7 |
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