Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backwash today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 7AM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 768 | 887 | 943 | 900 | 838 | 818 | 808 | 1230 | 1214 | 1081 | 1067 | 933 | 966 | 647 | 638 | 585 | 857 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:42AM2.29m | 00:08AM2.53m | 12:32PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37AM0.94m | 5:50PM0.83m | 6:26AM0.74m | 6:35PM0.70m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 768 | 887 | 943 | 900 | 838 | 818 | 808 | 1230 | 1214 | 1081 | 1067 | 933 | 966 | 647 | 638 | 585 | 857 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 6 |
| kJ | 450 | 318 | 304 | 265 | 215 | 212 | 212 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 216 | 214 | 11 | 344 | 438 | 582 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 23 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 127 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 164 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 98 | 0 | 0 |
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