
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Wash today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Wash at 10PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Back Wash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
155 | 146 | 599 | 683 | 754 | 743 | 743 | 743 | 843 | 499 | 669 | 669 | 669 | 607 | 647 | 647 | 748 | 661 | 650 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:21AM1.03m | 12:47PM1.10m | 2:12AM1.15m | 1:49PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11PM0.53m | 6:42AM0.75m | 7:23PM0.47m | 7:51AM0.67m | 8:10PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
76 | 110 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 743 | 743 | 51 | 25 | 499 | 433 | 42 | 669 | 607 | 647 | 647 | 76 | 71 | 69 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
7 | 6 | 157 | 170 | 109 | 83 | 25 | 82 | 83 | 133 | 180 | 138 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 68 | — | 183 | 154 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 25 | 51 | 66 | 65 | — | — | 48 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
155 | 146 | 599 | 683 | 754 | 77 | 77 | 743 | 843 | 60 | 669 | 669 | 80 | 55 | 49 | — | 748 | 661 | 650 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2964 | 2964 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 281 | 309 | 1031 | 523 | 523 | 1031 | 2296 | 309 | 281 | 523 | 2968 | 1730 | 2900 | 523 |
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