Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backwash today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 7AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 85 | 69 | 72 | 54 | 68 | 75 | 103 | 103 | 100 | 99 | 102 | 102 | 164 | 162 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:58AM1.10m | 10:52PM0.90m | 11:32AM1.12m | 11:44PM0.71m | 12:18PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31AM0.05m | 5:07PM0.24m | 4:54AM0.17m | 6:11PM0.28m | 5:15AM0.30m | 7:56PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 83 | 57 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 85 | 84 | 57 | 57 | 69 | 72 | 51 | 40 | 75 | 103 | 103 | 100 | 99 | 102 | 36 | 164 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 55 | 82 | 41 | 38 | 58 | 58 | 23 | 72 | 89 | 88 | 50 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 68 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 36 | 24 | 102 | 36 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | NW 10 | SW 11 | NW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 30 | 69 | 67 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 41 | 90 | 50 | 50 | 85 | 56 | 32 | 54 | 28 | 63 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 97 | 97 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | W 6 | W 8 | WNW 3 | WNW 10 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 9 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 21 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 20 | 32 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 455 | 455 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 507 | 455 |
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