Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Wash today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Wash at 4AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Back Wash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 260 | 198 | 192 | 192 | 189 | 180 | 139 | 137 | 137 | 132 | 125 | 119 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 225 | 110 | 110 | 107 | 160 | 157 | 130 | 126 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:52AM1.48m | 2:14PM1.25m | 2:33AM1.53m | 3:02PM1.31m | 3:09AM1.56m | 3:43PM1.35m | 3:42AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM0.43m | 7:58PM0.39m | 8:51AM0.32m | 8:42PM0.38m | 9:27AM0.23m | 9:21PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 273 | 260 | 198 | 192 | 192 | 189 | 180 | 139 | 137 | 137 | 132 | 125 | 119 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 225 | 100 | 71 | 69 | 96 | 132 | 130 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | S 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 83 | 83 | 76 | 110 | 110 | 107 | 38 | 38 | 45 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 10 | SW 17 | S 10 | SSW 18 | S 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | — | — | SSW 10 | S 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 62 | 59 | 32 | — | — | 38 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 21 | 34 | 40 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 50 | 57 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 48 | 50 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 28 | 40 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 160 | 157 | 23 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 523 | 523 | 281 | 523 | 523 | 2881 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 1016 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 523 |
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