Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 4PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 309 | 309 | 200 | 196 | 165 | 257 | 248 | 240 | 235 | 230 | 230 | 225 | 186 | 210 | 343 | 417 | 396 | 291 | 428 | 338 | 253 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:51AM1.56m | 9:09PM1.37m | 9:30AM1.60m | 9:54PM1.28m | 10:13AM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08PM0.14m | 3:09AM0.15m | 3:55PM0.14m | 3:47AM0.22m | 4:47PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 309 | 309 | 200 | 196 | 165 | 257 | 248 | 240 | 235 | 230 | 230 | 225 | 186 | 115 | 216 | 417 | 396 | 291 | 428 | 338 | 253 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NE 9 | S 11 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 67 | 19 | 87 | 19 | 18 | 50 | 44 | 52 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 91 | 210 | 343 | 198 | 146 | 112 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | S 14 | — | S 16 | ESE 6 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | S 12 | NE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 36 | 18 | 49 | 4 | — | 19 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 78 | 42 | 76 | 74 | 19 | 36 | 27 | 18 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 81 | 81 | 64 | 60 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 88 | 35 | 43 | 38 | 55 | 43 | 22 | 28 | 124 | 177 | 170 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 226 | 52 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 378 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 11 |
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