Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backwash today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 10AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 86mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 350 | 329 | 313 | 379 | 323 | 329 | 339 | 345 | 282 | 265 | 248 | 248 | 198 | 195 | 196 | 186 | 212 | 206 | 206 | 169 | 167 | 151 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:15AM3.08m | 6:33PM2.79m | 7:01AM2.94m | 7:22PM2.60m | 7:47AM2.77m | 8:14PM2.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:29PM0.38m | 00:42AM0.35m | 1:18PM0.50m | 1:28AM0.56m | 2:09PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 350 | 85 | 83 | 379 | 323 | 329 | 80 | 80 | 282 | 78 | 71 | 78 | 96 | 103 | 103 | 76 | 61 | 173 | 170 | 133 | 54 | 67 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 62 | 329 | 313 | 73 | 108 | 107 | 339 | 345 | 80 | 265 | 248 | 248 | 198 | 195 | 192 | 186 | 183 | 52 | 206 | 52 | 133 | 137 | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 18 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 157 | 157 | 106 | 82 | 20 | 8 | 108 | 108 | 107 | 102 | 94 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 196 | 99 | 212 | 206 | 33 | 169 | 167 | 151 | 109 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 88 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
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