Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backwash today (01 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 5AM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (01 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (01 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 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 66mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 596 | 832 | 1026 | 813 | 798 | 761 | 751 | 1123 | 1109 | 788 | 715 | 670 | 512 | 687 | 537 | 547 | 547 | 958 | 1109 | 1255 | 1255 | 1271 | 1302 | 1109 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:40AM2.59m | 3:43PM2.72m | 4:19AM2.64m | 4:21PM2.72m | 4:55AM2.67m | 4:58PM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25PM0.40m | 9:37AM0.68m | 10:03PM0.37m | 10:17AM0.67m | 10:39PM0.39m | 10:56AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 41 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 25 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 596 | 832 | 1026 | 813 | 798 | 761 | 751 | 1123 | 1109 | 788 | 715 | 670 | 512 | 687 | 537 | 400 | 400 | 958 | 1109 | 1255 | 1255 | 1271 | 1302 | 1109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 13 | — | — | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 10 |
| kJ | 178 | 81 | 90 | 85 | 92 | 120 | 94 | 153 | 151 | 224 | 244 | 236 | 236 | 337 | 422 | 547 | 547 | 141 | 3 | — | — | 45 | 45 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 14 | S 24 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 20 | S 19 | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 |
| kJ | 85 | 208 | 11 | 78 | 114 | 156 | 201 | — | — | 200 | 276 | 395 | 273 | — | 110 | 141 | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 338 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 19 | 9 |
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