Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backwash today (15 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 9PM is: 0.9m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 368 | 664 | 890 | 658 | 368 | 285 | 396 | 863 | 959 | 863 | 738 | 540 | 432 | 465 | 703 | 703 | 695 | 600 | 600 | 439 | 358 | 321 | 294 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | off | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:35PM3.18m | 3:14AM2.99m | 3:28PM3.21m | 4:07AM3.06m | 4:20PM3.17m | 4:59AM3.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58PM-0.03m | 9:16AM0.25m | 9:49PM-0.08m | 10:10AM0.23m | 10:40PM-0.05m | 11:05AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
mm | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 367 | 352 | 342 | 890 | 342 | 277 | 277 | 273 | 863 | 959 | 863 | 738 | 312 | 290 | 253 | 703 | 703 | 695 | 600 | 600 | 439 | 351 | 321 | 294 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 6 | SW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 35 | 368 | 664 | 342 | 658 | 368 | 30 | 396 | 195 | 273 | 286 | 307 | 540 | 432 | 465 | 199 | 249 | 249 | 167 | 245 | 220 | 358 | 287 | 214 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SW 21 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 15 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 141 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 285 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 167 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 98 |
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