Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backwash today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 77mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 91 | 167 | 202 | 94 | 179 | 179 | 134 | 134 | 137 | 140 | 87 | 94 | 94 | 116 | 144 | 119 | 116 | 113 | 110 | 110 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:50PM2.68m | 6:13AM2.88m | 6:32PM2.59m | 6:54AM2.84m | 7:18PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48AM0.49m | 11:55PM0.45m | 12:28PM0.51m | 00:35AM0.53m | 1:14PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 36 |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 58 | 167 | 202 | 94 | 179 | 179 | 134 | 134 | 137 | 140 | 87 | 94 | 94 | 116 | 144 | 119 | 116 | 113 | 110 | 110 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 91 | 88 | 87 | 46 | 85 | 44 | 66 | 65 | 74 | 39 | 39 | 58 | 59 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 80 | 44 | 69 | 69 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 23 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 34 | 22 | 14 | 20 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 156 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
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