Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backwash today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 12AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 768 | 759 | 749 | 688 | 670 | 468 | 544 | 544 | 551 | 589 | 643 | 622 | 644 | 651 | 522 | 719 | 703 | 615 | 615 | 663 | 625 | 617 | 617 | 602 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 11:00PM2.26m | 11:15AM2.52m | 11:58PM2.27m | 12:07PM2.52m | 00:50AM2.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50PM0.75m | 4:58AM0.91m | 5:45PM0.72m | 5:53AM0.92m | 6:36PM0.67m | 6:44AM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 768 | 759 | 749 | 688 | 670 | 468 | 544 | 544 | 551 | 589 | 643 | 622 | 644 | 651 | 522 | 719 | 703 | 615 | 615 | 663 | 625 | 617 | 617 | 602 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 40 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 19 | 41 | 65 | 136 | 264 | 157 | 157 | 160 | 160 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 202 | 202 | 216 | 202 | 198 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | SW 5 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 10 | S 20 | SW 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 98 | 98 | 98 | 3 | 3 | 81 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 101 | 3 | — | 63 | 62 | 58 | 14 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 28 | 58 | 9 | 18 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
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