Back Wash Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.34° N 2.24° E

Back Wash WaveFinder

Issued: 12 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Back Wash sea temperature is
27.9° C
2.0° 

Back Wash surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Back Wash surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period, SSW swell with 1,531 kJ wave energy.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Back Wash this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Back Wash in the next 16 days are 1.8m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (WAT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful10PM (Sat 11th Jul)6ft (1.8m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Back Wash over the next 16 days.


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