Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backwash today (21 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 11PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 209 | 252 | 252 | 154 | 154 | 148 | 177 | 208 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 336 | 475 | 630 | 427 | 659 | 826 | 817 | 789 | 780 | 726 | 691 | 683 | 778 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:56PM2.57m | 8:30AM2.76m | 8:56PM2.42m | 9:25AM2.65m | 9:58PM2.32m | 10:20AM2.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53PM0.58m | 2:07AM0.55m | 2:52PM0.68m | 3:02AM0.72m | 3:52PM0.73m | 4:00AM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
mm | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 198 | 192 | 184 | 147 | 144 | 50 | 42 | 54 | 67 | 63 | 49 | 62 | 475 | 630 | 427 | 659 | 826 | 817 | 789 | 780 | 726 | 691 | 683 | 778 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | S 8 |
| kJ | 209 | 252 | 252 | 53 | 51 | 111 | 144 | 208 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 336 | 48 | 60 | 67 | 68 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 46 | 45 | 34 | 32 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 19 | S 19 | WSW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | W 6 |
| kJ | 30 | 52 | 26 | 154 | 154 | 148 | 177 | 111 | 111 | 84 | 253 | 208 | 121 | 51 | 183 | 53 | 22 | 37 | 186 | 178 | 32 | 43 | 42 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
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