Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backwash today (28 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 12AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 246 | 241 | 216 | 190 | 208 | 208 | 171 | 203 | 251 | 251 | 181 | 176 | 223 | 217 | 251 | 252 | 319 | 252 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:07PM2.89m | 3:21AM3.13m | 3:45PM2.95m | 3:59AM3.18m | 4:25PM2.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09PM0.28m | 9:37AM0.14m | 9:47PM0.24m | 10:16AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 199 | 187 | 124 | 190 | 153 | 151 | 146 | 203 | 203 | 162 | 181 | 176 | 223 | 217 | 251 | 214 | 319 | 252 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 246 | 241 | 216 | 175 | 208 | 208 | 171 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 48 | 47 | 89 | 48 | 48 | 252 | 138 | 134 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | S 11 | W 6 | W 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 18 | S 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 37 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 251 | 251 | 89 | 89 | 47 | 43 | 154 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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