Back Door surfForecast / Bahia – Sul / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 -03
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Back Door surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Back Door sea temperature is
26.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Back Door today?

The current surf forecast for Back Door at 4AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Dec)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (18 Dec)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (18 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

Table - waves today at Back Door. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)777777777777777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11711711712012015015615613012612612610297949292111107107110113113110
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
0
E
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononglassglassglassonononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:21AM
1.71
2:28PM
1.75
2:59AM
1.74
3:03PM
1.79
3:35AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:08PM
0.32
8:25AM
0.43
8:45PM
0.26
9:00AM
0.40
9:20PM
0.22
9:34AM
0.39
Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise----5:01-------5:01-------5:01---
Sunset6:01-------6:01-------6:02-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--------------------1211
Temp. °C252524232327272625242423232727272625252525262726
Feels °C (?)262726252527272627272727262827282827282828292926
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