Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 3AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 231 | 220 | 316 | 262 | 269 | 90 | 108 | 138 | 259 | 215 | 213 | 173 | 138 | 114 | 101 | 173 | 315 | 357 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:44PM1.06m | 11:59AM1.51m | 00:58AM0.99m | 1:08PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47PM0.23m | 5:19AM0.40m | 6:58PM0.27m | 6:22AM0.48m | 8:18PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 17 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 35 | 194 | 173 | 119 | 90 | 7 | 7 | 135 | 215 | 213 | 173 | 138 | 114 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 18 | S 5 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 10 | S 9 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 231 | 220 | 316 | 262 | 269 | — | 108 | 138 | 259 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 101 | 173 | 315 | 357 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 156 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 92 |
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