Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backwash today (09 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 11PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (09 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2403 | 2033 | 1788 | 1547 | 1547 | 1397 | 1324 | 1169 | 1027 | 880 | 742 | 732 | 594 | 594 | 594 | 594 | 508 | 425 | 413 | 390 | 347 | 282 | 277 | 373 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:21PM2.29m | 9:50AM2.63m | 10:25PM2.33m | 10:48AM2.74m | 11:28PM2.43m | 11:47AM2.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19PM0.84m | 3:25AM0.81m | 4:20PM0.73m | 4:26AM0.77m | 5:20PM0.57m | 5:27AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2403 | 2033 | 1788 | 1547 | 1547 | 1397 | 1324 | 1169 | 1027 | 880 | 742 | 732 | 594 | 594 | 594 | 594 | 508 | 425 | 413 | 390 | 347 | 282 | 277 | 331 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 94 | 123 | 127 | 125 | 119 | 90 | 90 | 99 | 101 | 99 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 39 | 37 | 218 | 214 | 214 | 209 | 273 | 373 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | — | S 22 | SSW 7 | S 22 | SSW 7 | WNW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 9 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 38 | 38 | 75 | 38 | 38 | 142 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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