Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backwash today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 12AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SW 18 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 208 | 208 | 211 | 211 | 132 | 121 | 255 | 245 | 158 | 162 | 193 | 188 | 150 | 153 | 153 | 139 | 139 | 227 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:07PM2.88m | 5:22AM3.06m | 5:53PM2.77m | 6:10AM2.91m | 6:46PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08PM0.32m | 11:42AM0.21m | 11:55PM0.45m | 12:32PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 208 | 208 | 211 | 211 | 116 | 121 | 255 | 245 | 44 | 162 | 106 | 110 | 127 | 153 | 153 | 139 | 139 | 173 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | W 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 15 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 114 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 132 | 49 | 14 | 22 | 158 | 61 | 193 | 188 | 150 | 123 | 58 | 57 | 82 | 82 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | W 10 | WNW 10 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 57 | 56 | 69 | 51 | 50 | 104 | 29 | 61 | 61 | 49 | 61 | 39 | 38 | 58 | 152 | 82 | 51 | 33 | 80 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 227 | 192 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 160 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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