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Backwash surfForecast / Baja Sur / Mexico
How big are the waves at Backwash today?
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 8AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
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Morning (30 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Afternoon (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Evening (30 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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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 | 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Energy (?) | 660 | 660 | 631 | 459 | 459 | 346 | 326 | 317 | 299 | 242 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 333 | 243 | 329 | 480 | 475 | 372 | 404 | 486 | 644 | 644 | 637 | 629 | 587 | 545 | 539 | 532 | 532 | 525 | 590 | 590 | 551 | 387 | 352 | 486 | 596 | 644 | 644 | 596 | 932 | 674 | 788 | 788 | 788 | 788 | 798 | 1150 | 1216 | 983 | 578 | 419 | 437 | 497 | 768 | 1488 | 1309 | 1056 | 518 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:40AM 0.77 | 9:38PM 1.40 | 11:50AM 0.65 | 10:15PM 1.24 | 11:00PM 1.06 | 12:41AM 0.87 | 5:40PM 0.85 | 3:36AM 0.82 | 5:48PM 0.94 | 5:00AM 0.85 | 6:02PM 1.03 | 5:52AM 0.90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:17AM -0.27 | 3:08PM 0.42 | 5:10AM -0.12 | 3:26PM 0.53 | 6:21AM 0.03 | 8:04AM 0.13 | 9:46AM 0.15 | 10:50PM 0.65 | 10:46AM 0.15 | 11:38PM 0.47 | 11:25AM 0.15 | 12:10AM 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunrise | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - |
Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
Feels °C (?) | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 21 |
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