Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backwash today (18 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 11PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 317 | 314 | 366 | 432 | 427 | 366 | 322 | 189 | 418 | 361 | 411 | 468 | 284 | 474 | 468 | 450 | 313 | 305 | 301 | 350 | 297 | 297 | 293 | 248 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:13PM3.07m | 5:51AM3.06m | 6:06PM2.93m | 6:43AM2.98m | 7:00PM2.75m | 7:36AM2.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31PM0.04m | 12:00PM0.36m | 00:22AM0.18m | 12:56PM0.47m | 1:13AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
mm | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 317 | 294 | 276 | 432 | 427 | 366 | 322 | 189 | 418 | 361 | 411 | 468 | 284 | 474 | 468 | 450 | 313 | 305 | 301 | 350 | 297 | 297 | 293 | 248 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 257 | 314 | 366 | 206 | 156 | 158 | 189 | 188 | 142 | 100 | 97 | 95 | 91 | 66 | 91 | 88 | 63 | 35 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 130 | 211 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 12 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 152 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 171 | 39 | 9 | 9 | 97 | 97 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 |
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