Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Back Door today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Back Door at 3PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Back Door. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 192 | 201 | 226 | 221 | 253 | 226 | 215 | 212 | 183 | 156 | 131 | 130 | 104 | 124 | 106 | 127 | 124 | 103 | 108 | 78 | 105 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:43AM1.68m | 8:14PM1.57m | 8:53AM1.56m | 9:27PM1.50m | 10:23AM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59PM0.53m | 2:30AM0.56m | 3:17PM0.64m | 4:02AM0.57m | 4:54PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | E 7 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 192 | 192 | 201 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 226 | 215 | 212 | 183 | 156 | 131 | 130 | 104 | 124 | 106 | 127 | 124 | 103 | 12 | 78 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 16 | SE 9 | SSE 15 | SE 9 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 50 | 39 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 21 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 13 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | — | N 9 | N 9 | S 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 16 | S 11 | SE 15 | S 10 | SSE 14 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | NNE 4 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 226 | 221 | 253 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | 105 | — | — | 108 | 13 | 105 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 529 | 529 | 529 | 529 | 221 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 548 | 548 | 548 | 631 | 221 | 0 | 51 | 529 | 924 | 919 | 1121 |
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