Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backwash today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 8AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 594 | 687 | 687 | 687 | 577 | 529 | 577 | 569 | 326 | 326 | 222 | 269 | 222 | 226 | 178 | 165 | 151 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:30AM2.92m | 1:58PM2.76m | 2:10AM3.08m | 2:40PM2.89m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49AM0.31m | 7:58PM0.41m | 8:30AM0.14m | 8:39PM0.30m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 594 | 687 | 687 | 687 | 577 | 529 | 577 | 569 | 326 | 326 | 92 | 134 | 140 | 217 | 178 | 165 | 151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 5 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 89 | 89 | 222 | 269 | 222 | 33 | 144 | 144 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 15 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 10 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 77 | 36 | 33 | 35 | 83 | 56 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | NW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 226 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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