Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backwash today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Backwash at 5PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Backwash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 115mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 26 | SW 26 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | WSW 7 | SW 23 | SSW 21 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 172 | 107 | 133 | 138 | 144 | 123 | 123 | 93 | 99 | 132 | 171 | 171 | 244 | 271 | 218 | 487 | 487 | 368 | 105 | 257 | 584 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:36AM2.60m | 9:10PM2.26m | 9:30AM2.46m | 10:13PM2.16m | 10:30AM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04PM0.75m | 3:11AM0.91m | 4:03PM0.83m | 4:11AM1.00m | 5:05PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 52 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 172 | 107 | 133 | 138 | 144 | 123 | 123 | 53 | 99 | 132 | 140 | 160 | 48 | 47 | 210 | 191 | 178 | 173 | 105 | 79 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 26 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 20 | 84 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 93 | 60 | 39 | 41 | 44 | 171 | 78 | 69 | 487 | 487 | 368 | 39 | 51 | 584 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 19 | S 14 | SW 12 | S 13 | SW 26 | SW 26 | S 13 | SW 26 | SSW 24 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 23 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 36 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 37 | 16 | 22 | 31 | 171 | 171 | 30 | 167 | 218 | 56 | 56 | 48 | 81 | 257 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 244 | 271 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
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