Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backwash today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 3PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | 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 | 985 | 985 | 962 | 886 | 844 | 834 | 823 | 823 | 813 | 803 | 720 | 620 | 581 | 558 | 543 | 489 | 482 | 407 | 407 | 395 | 456 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:04PM2.60m | 2:41AM2.53m | 2:45PM2.69m | 3:19AM2.66m | 3:23PM2.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56AM0.81m | 8:26PM0.50m | 8:38AM0.72m | 9:03PM0.41m | 9:18AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 985 | 985 | 962 | 886 | 844 | 834 | 823 | 823 | 813 | 803 | 720 | 620 | 581 | 558 | 543 | 489 | 482 | 407 | 407 | 395 | 456 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 10 | SSW 7 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 100 | 98 | 91 | 86 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 75 | 50 | 24 | 48 | 15 | 48 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | W 11 | W 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 19 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 156 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 164 | 0 | 0 |
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