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Backwash surfForecast / Baja Sur / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 31 Jul 2025 MST
How big are the waves at Backwash today?
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 5PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 31 | Friday 01 | Saturday 02 | Sun 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 287 | 439 | 451 | 548 | 572 | 677 | 619 | 759 | 692 | 833 | 918 | 818 | 665 | 1191 | 907 | 1080 | 1101 | 867 | 723 | 754 | 853 | 1041 | 735 | 1029 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:08PM 0.95 | 11:48PM 0.57 | 12:50PM 0.92 | 2:15PM 0.91 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:11AM 0.32 | 7:11PM 0.45 | 4:59AM 0.42 | 10:45PM 0.41 | 12:07AM 0.27 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 31 | Friday 01 | Saturday 02 | Sun 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Baja Sur
Still cross-shore at Backwash (moderate winds from the SSW at Cabo San Lucas Airport 8 km from Backwash). 0.7m 9s swell from the S with a 0.5m 17s long period groundswell from the SSW and a 0.4m 8s swell from the SW as well as a 0.3m 2s local chop, also from the SW. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
Actual: 59 min ago
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