Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 6AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 505 | 568 | 436 | 417 | 343 | 279 | 230 | 163 | 129 | 97 | 71 | 70 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 67 | 64 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:08PM1.32m | 9:23AM1.72m | 9:57PM1.26m | 10:07AM1.74m | 10:48PM1.19m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59AM0.16m | 3:58PM0.04m | 3:39AM0.20m | 4:49PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 505 | 568 | 436 | 417 | 343 | 279 | 230 | 163 | 129 | 97 | 71 | 70 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 67 | 64 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 94 | 90 | 61 | 59 | 44 | 42 | — | 24 | — | 23 | 20 | 15 | 44 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | 28 | 28 | — | — | 23 | 21 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 95 | 31 | 31 | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 24 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 338 | 110 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 135 | 0 | 0 |
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