Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 2PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 104 | 108 | 108 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 50 | 50 | 73 | 74 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 237 | 296 | 130 | 66 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:26AM1.45m | 11:44PM1.14m | 12:20PM1.44m | 00:50AM1.03m | 1:25PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57AM0.24m | 5:52PM0.33m | 5:42AM0.32m | 7:00PM0.37m | 6:36AM0.40m | 8:22PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 100 | 104 | 108 | 108 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 50 | 50 | 73 | 74 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 237 | 296 | 130 | 66 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 11 | S 8 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 5 | 19 | 37 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 31 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 10 | S 3 | S 3 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | WSW 2 | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 37 | 79 | 80 | 46 | — | 3 | 24 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 72 | 57 | 0 |
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