Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backwash today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 3PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 120 | 120 | 178 | 134 | 133 | 126 | 178 | 207 | 312 | 377 | 339 | 330 | 326 | 447 | 441 | 573 | 499 | 382 | 334 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:42AM2.76m | 8:14PM2.39m | 8:40AM2.69m | 9:22PM2.32m | 9:48AM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08PM0.61m | 2:16AM0.72m | 3:12PM0.64m | 3:24AM0.79m | 4:24PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 79 | 58 | 55 | 52 | 49 | 133 | 125 | 96 | 92 | 312 | 377 | 339 | 330 | 326 | 447 | 441 | 573 | 499 | 382 | 334 | 367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 39 | 120 | 120 | 178 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 178 | 151 | 86 | 86 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 203 | 59 | 37 | 38 | 41 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 84 | 62 | 59 | 85 | 134 | 130 | 126 | 154 | 207 | 93 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 22 | 35 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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