Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backwash today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 1PM is: 0.6m 21s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 20s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 799 | 664 | 463 | 297 | 490 | 782 | 863 | 863 | 863 | 650 | 518 | 628 | 719 | 711 | 703 | 781 | 781 | 891 | 535 | 643 | 529 | 436 | 781 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:31AM2.36m | 00:21AM2.17m | 12:29PM2.41m | 1:14AM2.27m | 1:19PM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15AM1.03m | 6:05PM0.80m | 6:15AM0.99m | 6:58PM0.71m | 7:09AM0.91m | 7:44PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 22 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 21 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 207 | 664 | 158 | 67 | 490 | 782 | 863 | 863 | 863 | 650 | 518 | 628 | 719 | 711 | 703 | 781 | 781 | 891 | 535 | 643 | 529 | 358 | 781 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 11 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | S 9 |
| kJ | 799 | 158 | 463 | 297 | 68 | 156 | 54 | 139 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 33 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 68 | 68 | 302 | 242 | 236 | 436 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 11 | WSW 7 | SSW 11 | WSW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 64 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 61 | 18 | 39 | 16 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 34 | 34 | 55 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 42 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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