Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backwash today (02 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 12PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (02 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (02 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thu 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1056 | 975 | 962 | 949 | 936 | 818 | 807 | 752 | 656 | 656 | 665 | 702 | 730 | 740 | 616 | 568 | 425 | 419 | 347 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 347 | 312 | 402 | 294 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:12AM0.86m | 3:24PM0.88m | 5:28AM0.99m | 4:52PM0.93m | 5:49AM1.11m | 5:49PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16AM0.63m | 10:32PM0.08m | 11:19AM0.41m | 11:16PM0.08m | 12:00PM0.21m | 11:49PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | 5:38 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1056 | 975 | 962 | 949 | 936 | 818 | 807 | 752 | 656 | 656 | 665 | 702 | 730 | 740 | 616 | 568 | 425 | 419 | 347 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 347 | 312 | 402 | 294 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NW 15 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 20 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 35 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 59 | 18 | 14 | 77 | 85 | 66 | 55 | 103 | 186 | 186 | 184 | 269 | 258 | 323 | 316 | 312 | 305 | 298 | 274 | 261 | 258 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | SSE 8 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NW 14 | NW 14 | SSW 20 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 37 | 37 | 14 | 13 | 38 | 38 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 51 | 51 | 75 | 40 | 39 | 124 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 121 | 13 | 151 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | W 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 35 | 62 | 84 | 122 | — | — | — | 80 | 107 | 94 | 75 | 75 | 62 | 55 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 29 | 29 | 104 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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