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Back Door Surf Forecast
/ Bahia – Sul (17 surf breaks) /
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Back Door surfForecast / Bahia – Sul / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
28.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Back Door today?
The current surf forecast for Back Door at 10AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Back Door. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
164 | 164 | 147 | 131 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 119 | 119 | 113 | 102 | 130 | 135 | 127 | 152 | 131 | 203 | 297 | 261 | 300 | 300 | 316 | 333 | 341 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:05AM1.70m | 5:40PM1.60m | 5:44AM1.62m | 6:25PM1.50m | 6:31AM1.54m | 7:20PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20AM0.36m | 11:32PM0.58m | 12:02PM0.46m | 00:16AM0.67m | 12:56PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 13 |
 kJ | 164 | 164 | 130 | 130 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 130 | 135 | 127 | 152 | 131 | 54 | 231 | 261 | 300 | 300 | 316 | 333 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 20 | 51 | 77 | 65 | 42 | 33 | 119 | 119 | 113 | 102 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 85 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | NE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | — | N 8 | NE 7 | N 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 22 | 131 | 2 | 27 | 29 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 98 | 94 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | E 5 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 86 | 127 | 147 | 124 | 84 | 89 | 118 | 61 | 76 | 85 | 77 | 47 | — | — | 41 | 56 | 203 | 297 | — | — | — | — | — | 341 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 574 | 613 | 613 | 574 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 529 | 613 | 613 | 574 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 529 | 529 | 529 | 529 |
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