Surf Break

Lat Long: 14.94° S 39.01° W

Back Door 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Door sea temperature is
26.5°C
1.0° 

Back Door surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Back Door today (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Back Door at 11AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
151
146
150
155
159
191
196
201
177
177
182
187
187
157
157
156
152
152
152
152
152
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:47PM1.73m
00:50AM1.86m
1:28PM1.85m
1:34AM1.99m
2:04PM1.95m
Low Tide
6:31AM0.29m
6:51PM0.47m
7:17AM0.17m
7:32PM0.33m
7:56AM0.10m
8:08PM0.23m
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rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
25
26
26
25
24
24
24
25
25
26
26
25
25
24
22
21
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
26
27
26
27
27
25
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
26
24
23
26
26
26
27
28
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