Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backwash today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 7PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 208 | 173 | 153 | 191 | 148 | 174 | 144 | 140 | 160 | 134 | 160 | 110 | 136 | 186 | 165 | 436 | 540 | 522 | 516 | 686 | 588 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:13PM3.01m | 2:48AM3.05m | 3:04PM3.10m | 3:35AM3.18m | 3:51PM3.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03AM0.39m | 8:31PM0.09m | 8:55AM0.25m | 9:18PM0.02m | 9:44AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 208 | 60 | 79 | 77 | 90 | 88 | 71 | 49 | 160 | 38 | 48 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 213 | 540 | 522 | 516 | 686 | 588 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 19 | S 7 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 54 | 114 | 153 | 191 | 148 | 174 | 144 | 140 | 48 | 134 | 160 | 110 | 110 | 96 | 93 | 436 | 34 | 174 | 252 | 189 | 189 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | S 11 | W 13 | SW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 114 | 173 | 125 | 110 | 106 | 103 | 140 | 107 | 106 | 65 | 77 | 92 | 136 | 186 | 165 | 25 | 94 | 4 | 33 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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