Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backwash today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 6AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 187 | 196 | 229 | 278 | 258 | 319 | 375 | 370 | 444 | 429 | 395 | 381 | 508 | 508 | 502 | 496 | 489 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:00PM2.58m | 00:33AM2.78m | 12:57PM2.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50AM0.69m | 6:13PM0.54m | 6:48AM0.51m | 7:05PM0.44m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 187 | 196 | 229 | 278 | 258 | 319 | 189 | 202 | 444 | 429 | 395 | 381 | 508 | 508 | 502 | 496 | 489 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 23 | 126 | 112 | 143 | 143 | 125 | 375 | 370 | 175 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 121 | 121 | 215 | 73 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 15 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 14 |
| kJ | 184 | 22 | 22 | 91 | 93 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 106 | 180 | 305 | 260 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 98 | 0 | 0 |
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