Backdoor 4 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.28° S 151.57° E

Issued: 10 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Backdoor 4 sea temperature is

20.8°C

Backdoor 4 surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 4PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s
Evening (04 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s

Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri morning).
	Wednesday 4						Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	!	!	!	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 6	E 6	E 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	S 6	S 8	S 8	S 9	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	60	41	40	38	44	49	42	26	26	32	124	413	587	885	958	665	516	381	317	279	201	161	127	93
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	ESE	E	NNE	N	WSW	W	SW	SSW	SSE	SSE	S	S	SW	WSW	W	ENE	E	ENE	NE	NE	NNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide	5:28AM1.22m				5:19PM1.33m				6:16AM1.33m				6:15PM1.29m				6:56AM1.43m				7:05PM1.25m
Low Tide			11:16AM0.47m				11:50PM0.20m				12:18PM0.39m				00:30AM0.20m				1:11PM0.31m				1:07AM0.22m


	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48
	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:23	—	—	—	7:24
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	20	19	20	19	18	18	17	18	20	18	17	18	17	16	14	15	17	18	18	18	18	16	15
Feels °C	16	20	17	19	19	17	15	15	14	13	11	11	14	14	14	12	13	14	13	12	13	15	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 6	S 6	E 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	S 9	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	60	41	31	23	44	49	42	26	26	32	33	35	39	885	958	665	516	381	317	279	201	161	127	93
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	ENE 6	S 9	S 6	S 5	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	S 12	S 12	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 9	E 14	E 14	E 14	ENE 8	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	2	2	40	1	15	9	17	17	9	3	3	—	—	40	40	39	38	25	4	4	4	24	43	29
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 14	S 9	S 13	S 8	E 7	S 8	S 8	S 12	E 15	E 15	—	—	—	—	—	E 15	E 14	E 14	—	—	E 14	ENE 8	ENE 9
kJ	5	4	2	3	6	10	5	5	3	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	—	—	4	24	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	SSW 5	—	E 6	—	NE 7	SSW 5	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	S 6	S 8	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	—
kJ	57	49	—	38	—	23	9	28	29	64	124	413	587	—	—	—	—	—	25	106	40	47	69	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	3	36	180	2	3	3	2	45	215	455	552	218	1	0	0	0	37	461	37	91	37	2	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1		1	1	1	1						3	3	3	3	1		1		1	2	1
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