Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backwash today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 3PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 384 | 372 | 475 | 553 | 547 | 541 | 534 | 687 | 632 | 717 | 717 | 907 | 930 | 907 | 993 | 981 | 969 | 969 | 945 | 933 | 801 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:20PM2.42m | 6:29AM2.46m | 7:08PM2.28m | 7:17AM2.30m | 8:05PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:07PM0.56m | 00:20AM0.83m | 12:51PM0.72m | 1:09AM0.99m | 1:44PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 222 | 222 | 475 | 553 | 547 | 541 | 534 | 687 | 632 | 717 | 717 | 907 | 930 | 907 | 993 | 981 | 969 | 969 | 945 | 933 | 801 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 384 | 372 | 222 | 222 | 175 | 175 | 147 | 145 | 138 | 33 | 35 | 56 | 81 | 99 | 89 | 64 | 66 | 71 | 57 | 57 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 96 | 98 | 94 | 96 | 101 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 33 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 143 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 0 | 0 |
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