Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backwash today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 4PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 309 | 304 | 253 | 249 | 249 | 245 | 245 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 209 | 157 | 152 | 149 | 147 | 147 | 144 | 142 | 104 | 84 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:00PM2.79m | 4:28AM2.84m | 4:36PM2.78m | 5:02AM2.89m | 5:12PM2.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.56m | 10:12PM0.33m | 10:33AM0.52m | 10:46PM0.34m | 11:10AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 309 | 304 | 253 | 249 | 249 | 245 | 245 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 209 | 157 | 152 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 48 | 67 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 149 | 147 | 147 | 144 | 142 | 91 | 68 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 41 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 60 | 56 | 55 | 104 | 84 | 104 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 241 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 0 | 0 |
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