Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backwash today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 9AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 651 | 547 | 541 | 522 | 334 | 407 | 407 | 452 | 683 | 674 | 641 | 509 | 496 | 496 | 372 | 529 | 507 | 475 | 465 | 455 | 1021 | 695 | 679 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:04AM3.05m | 2:29PM2.90m | 2:43AM3.10m | 3:09PM2.93m | 3:20AM3.09m | 3:47PM2.90m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM0.22m | 8:32PM0.31m | 8:59AM0.15m | 9:10PM0.31m | 9:36AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 651 | 547 | 541 | 522 | 334 | 407 | 407 | 336 | 683 | 674 | 641 | 509 | 496 | 496 | 372 | 431 | 425 | 357 | 357 | 352 | 1021 | 695 | 679 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SW 21 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 407 | 297 | 284 | 140 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 452 | 38 | 37 | 24 | 214 | 35 | 26 | 303 | 529 | 507 | 475 | 465 | 455 | 34 | 51 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 7 | S 9 | S 7 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 7 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 102 | 36 | 87 | 35 | 83 | 52 | 39 | 47 | 73 | 118 | 220 | 15 | 204 | 190 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 27 | 40 | 35 | 20 | 183 | 149 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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