Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backwash today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 5AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 801 | 770 | 740 | 576 | 561 | 561 | 553 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 482 | 476 | 463 | 469 | 476 | 482 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:17AM2.18m | 9:13PM2.14m | 9:29AM2.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09AM1.11m | 2:47PM0.96m | 3:24AM1.15m | 3:56PM0.99m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 801 | 770 | 740 | 576 | 561 | 561 | 553 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 482 | 476 | 463 | 469 | 476 | 482 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 49 | 50 | 56 | 56 | 27 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 49 | 35 | 34 | 58 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 24 | 40 | 37 | 53 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 27 | 91 | 180 | 178 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 98 | 0 | 0 |
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