Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 7AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1108 | 790 | 608 | 1119 | 830 | 614 | 517 | 463 | 205 | 235 | 293 | 1027 | 1024 | 1074 | 952 | 785 | 661 | 588 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:39PM1.49m | 7:23AM1.34m | 7:27PM1.48m | 8:01AM1.44m | 8:10PM1.44m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10AM0.12m | 1:19PM0.28m | 1:47AM0.11m | 2:06PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 298 | 1119 | 830 | 614 | 517 | 463 | 205 | 235 | 293 | 1027 | 1024 | 1074 | 952 | 785 | 661 | 588 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 13 | S 21 | S 20 |
| kJ | 19 | 35 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 202 | 160 | 133 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 9 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | — | SSW 14 | S 20 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 118 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | — | 36 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 1108 | 790 | 608 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 31 | 63 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 788 | 788 | 91 | 118 |
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