Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 7PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 193 | 188 | 184 | 154 | 143 | 143 | 90 | 763 | 1557 | 2314 | 2312 | 1697 | 1051 | 783 | 643 | 1183 | 900 | 731 | 575 | 505 | 466 | 887 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:51AM1.11m | 5:44PM1.47m | 6:41AM1.22m | 6:39PM1.49m | 7:23AM1.34m | 7:27PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23AM0.45m | 00:28AM0.16m | 12:26PM0.37m | 1:10AM0.12m | 1:19PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 11 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 193 | 188 | 184 | 154 | 143 | 143 | 90 | 90 | 64 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 31 | 26 | 292 | 16 | 900 | 731 | 575 | 505 | 466 | 887 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 15 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 9 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | S 9 |
| kJ | 26 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 58 | 26 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 72 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 16 | E 15 | SE 6 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | S 16 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | SE 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 265 | 763 | 1557 | 2314 | 2312 | 1697 | 1051 | 783 | 643 | 1183 | — | — | — | — | — | 169 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 37 | 52 | 0 | 35 | 151 | 255 | 248 | 606 | 795 | 792 | 151 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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