Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backwash today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 7AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 988 | 975 | 629 | 763 | 645 | 596 | 573 | 478 | 478 | 478 | 478 | 465 | 467 | 352 | 268 | 269 | 322 | 467 | 612 | 469 | 469 | 485 | 664 | 790 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:32AM2.69m | 5:36PM2.62m | 6:08AM2.70m | 6:15PM2.55m | 6:45AM2.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14PM0.43m | 11:35AM0.69m | 11:49PM0.49m | 12:15PM0.71m | 00:25AM0.56m | 12:58PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
mm | 26 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 988 | 975 | 629 | 763 | 645 | 596 | 573 | 478 | 478 | 478 | 478 | 465 | 467 | 352 | 265 | 269 | 322 | 326 | 612 | 469 | 469 | 428 | 334 | 790 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | S 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 191 | 191 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 68 | 55 | 38 | 39 | 122 | 120 | 122 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 195 | 467 | 59 | 302 | 353 | 485 | 664 | 330 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 10 | S 10 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 24 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 21 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 98 | 97 | 97 | 31 | 48 | — | 207 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 155 | 87 | 184 | 268 | 268 | 85 | 147 | 305 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 0 |
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