Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backwash today (06 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 8PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 26s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 113mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 957 | 832 | 1208 | 1014 | 962 | 936 | 656 | 752 | 742 | 742 | 1122 | 1586 | 1796 | 2361 | 2674 | 3001 | 3936 | 4104 | 3675 | 3298 | 3022 | 2900 | 2900 | 2643 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:39PM2.43m | 7:18AM2.49m | 7:26PM2.35m | 8:04AM2.51m | 8:20PM2.30m | 8:55AM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.88m | 00:56AM0.68m | 1:27PM0.91m | 1:40AM0.75m | 2:21PM0.90m | 2:29AM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
mm | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 957 | 832 | 1208 | 1014 | 962 | 936 | 656 | 752 | 742 | 742 | 181 | 277 | 336 | 2361 | 2674 | 3001 | 3936 | 4104 | 3675 | 3298 | 3022 | 2900 | 2900 | 2643 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 26 | SSW 26 | W 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 22 | SSW 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 91 | 93 | 27 | 66 | 9 | 51 | 51 | 72 | 72 | 589 | 647 | 1586 | 1796 | 506 | 627 | 630 | 552 | 494 | 492 | 362 | 332 | 318 | 262 | 251 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 26 | — | — | SSW 26 | SW 24 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 23 | — | SSW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | — | SW 23 | SW 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 14 | — | — | 64 | 144 | 33 | 32 | 467 | — | 1122 | 638 | 630 | 373 | 440 | 447 | — | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | E 4 | E 4 | S 4 | SW 6 | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 21 | — | 38 | 28 | — | 7 | 14 | 35 | 193 | — | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 110 | 146 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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