Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Wash today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Wash at 7AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Back Wash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 151mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat night, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 504 | 504 | 504 | 494 | 494 | 426 | 480 | 460 | 375 | 367 | 359 | 313 | 168 | 189 | 189 | 332 | 332 | 279 | 273 | 225 | 252 | 246 | 246 | 309 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:08AM1.43m | 10:05PM1.13m | 11:00AM1.39m | 11:16PM1.07m | 11:51AM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08AM0.30m | 4:12PM0.58m | 3:58AM0.42m | 5:18PM0.57m | 4:54AM0.52m | 6:21PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | 2 | 11 | 5 | 64 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 504 | 504 | 504 | 21 | 494 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 367 | 359 | 313 | 168 | 189 | 189 | 332 | 332 | 279 | 273 | 225 | 186 | 184 | 190 | 190 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 159 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 61 | 82 | 17 | 51 | 86 | 147 | 147 | 146 | 140 | 252 | 246 | 246 | 309 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 12 | S 19 | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 30 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 10 | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 494 | 147 | 426 | 480 | 460 | 375 | 158 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 38 | — | — | — | 16 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 523 | 523 | 239 | 1443 | 1443 | 1443 | 3019 | 1694 | 1443 | 1691 | 1443 | 523 | 127 | 245 | 110 | 239 | 239 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 523 |
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