Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backwash today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 10PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 238 | 288 | 274 | 214 | 175 | 129 | 127 | 171 | 169 | 164 | 158 | 150 | 107 | 106 | 106 | 84 | 99 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:01PM2.31m | 00:49AM2.24m | 12:55PM2.43m | 1:34AM2.42m | 1:41PM2.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31PM0.80m | 6:46AM0.96m | 7:18PM0.67m | 7:34AM0.82m | 7:58PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 123 | 82 | 76 | 274 | 214 | 55 | 55 | 39 | 171 | 169 | 164 | 49 | 62 | 77 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 54 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 202 | 238 | 288 | 74 | 55 | 175 | 129 | 127 | 37 | 33 | 40 | 158 | 150 | 107 | 106 | 106 | 84 | 20 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 52 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 37 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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