Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Wash today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Wash at 7AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Back Wash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 61 | 62 | 93 | 92 | 128 | 171 | 218 | 222 | 215 | 209 | 247 | 239 | 187 | 184 | 180 | 177 | 171 | 125 | 127 | 122 | 116 | 114 | 150 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:51AM1.42m | 10:44PM1.08m | 11:01AM1.36m | 00:21AM1.08m | 12:24PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13AM0.43m | 4:28PM0.40m | 4:20AM0.52m | 5:47PM0.38m | 5:45AM0.57m | 7:08PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 35 | 61 | 62 | 93 | 92 | 128 | 171 | 218 | 222 | 215 | 209 | 247 | 239 | 187 | 184 | 180 | 177 | 171 | 125 | 121 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 10 | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 60 | 35 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 7 | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 55 | 61 | 101 | 91 | 85 | 127 | 122 | 113 | 109 | 150 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | S 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 41 | 50 | 48 | 51 | 47 | 40 | 60 | 66 | 82 | 98 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 97 | 94 | 97 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 64 | 61 | 66 | 82 | 68 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 523 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 2964 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 281 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 523 |
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