Backdoor 4 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.28° S 151.57° E

Issued: 10 am 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Backdoor 4 sea temperature is

20.5°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 (14 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 4PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (14 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s
Evening (14 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 14						Sunday 15								Monday 16								Tue 17
	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	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 7	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 12	ENE 8	ENE 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 9
Wave Graph
kJ	62	45	43	101	98	39	47	38	42	42	32	75	73	75	79	55	185	207	200	200	97	100	126	194
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	N	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide			11:47AM1.43m				00:49AM0.94m				12:33PM1.36m				1:48AM0.94m				1:23PM1.30m					2:52AM0.97m
Low Tide	5:11AM0.50m				6:49PM0.32m				5:56AM0.56m				7:39PM0.35m				6:52AM0.61m					8:31PM0.36m


	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41
	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	7:34
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	9	2	1	—	2	1
Temp °C	25	30	29	24	22	21	20	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	18	17	17	15	16	17	17	16	17
Feels °C	24	29	28	23	21	21	20	19	18	17	16	17	15	15	13	14	14	13	11	12	15	14	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	S 8	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 7	S 6	S 6	ESE 6	E 7
kJ	62	45	43	1	60	39	47	38	42	31	32	75	73	75	79	55	54	48	31	24	97	100	42	92
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 8	S 14	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 9	E 11	E 11	E 12	E 10	E 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	E 7	E 10	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 10
kJ	4	4	5	4	12	12	7	22	39	42	17	25	11	9	12	11	10	10	9	31	24	25	25	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 6	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 13	S 12	S 9	S 9	E 12	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 17	NE 8	S 15	E 10	E 10	E 10	N 11
kJ	5	1	1	2	8	7	13	3	6	6	25	4	4	3	6	6	6	6	11	18	31	18	18	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ENE 7	NE 5	NNW 3	—	SSW 3	S 4	S 5	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 7	S 9
kJ	—	—	—	101	98	3	—	10	26	33	49	77	91	114	118	153	185	207	200	200	58	55	126	194
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	2	3	180	40	80	3	2	2	0	0	168	0	130	0	169	141	176	176	0	52	45	0	0	0
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