Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backwash today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 8AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 589 | 427 | 408 | 402 | 434 | 522 | 537 | 569 | 501 | 472 | 371 | 447 | 484 | 384 | 396 | 331 | 246 | 468 | 454 | 426 | 426 | 440 | 424 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:53AM3.12m | 4:07PM3.15m | 4:42AM3.18m | 4:57PM3.08m | 5:29AM3.16m | 5:45PM2.96m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:59AM0.22m | 10:24PM-0.04m | 10:50AM0.22m | 11:10PM0.03m | 11:40AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 589 | 427 | 408 | 402 | 434 | 522 | 537 | 569 | 501 | 472 | 371 | 447 | 484 | 384 | 396 | 331 | 246 | 468 | 454 | 426 | 426 | 440 | 424 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 7 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | S 17 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 36 | 10 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 124 | 12 | 68 | 79 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | — | SW 20 | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 18 | SW 16 | W 17 | W 16 | SSW 6 | S 16 | SSW 6 | S 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 16 | — | 16 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 46 | 12 | 113 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 81 | 127 | 81 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 156 | 0 | 0 |
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