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48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 26 Mar 2025 WAT
How big are the waves at Back Wash today?
The current surf forecast for Back Wash at 3PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Back Wash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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| Energy (?) | 85 | 105 | 123 | 115 | 135 | 140 | 123 | 119 | 100 | 87 | 84 | 235 | 226 | 276 | 337 | 337 | 270 | 270 | 425 | 339 | 333 | 271 | 256 | 157 | 320 | 313 | 302 | 297 | 291 | 303 | 297 | 297 | 359 | 312 | 274 | 269 | 250 | 151 | 164 | 59 | 58 | 64 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 112 | 106 | 180 | 180 | 251 | 553 | 553 | 522 | 505 | 555 | 669 | 787 | 927 | 939 | 882 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:02PM 1.47 | 3:02AM 1.44 | 3:42PM 1.64 | 3:49AM 1.54 | 4:20PM 1.77 | 4:34AM 1.59 | 4:58PM 1.84 | 5:19AM 1.61 | 5:36PM 1.84 | 6:03AM 1.58 | 6:15PM 1.77 | 6:49AM 1.50 | 6:55PM 1.65 | 7:37AM 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:25AM 0.25 | 8:58PM 0.41 | 9:09AM 0.14 | 9:44PM 0.26 | 9:51AM 0.07 | 10:27PM 0.13 | 10:31AM 0.03 | 11:08PM 0.04 | 11:12AM 0.05 | 11:49PM -0.00 | 11:53AM 0.10 | 12:31AM 0.01 | 12:36PM 0.20 | 1:14AM 0.08 | 1:20PM 0.34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 01 | Wednesday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
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