Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 8PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon morning, light winds from the E by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | E 11 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 130 | 167 | 225 | 220 | 153 | 143 | 82 | 110 | 350 | 2 | 342 | 754 | 1520 | 1147 | 679 | 394 | 314 | 424 | 325 | 266 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:16PM1.25m | 4:27AM0.92m | 4:18PM1.29m | 5:17AM1.00m | 5:08PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM0.45m | 9:41AM0.59m | 11:15PM0.38m | 10:43AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | NE 4 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | NNW 3 | NE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 130 | 90 | 14 | 220 | 153 | 53 | 76 | 110 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 214 | 1520 | 1147 | 679 | 394 | 233 | 424 | 325 | 266 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 | S 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 5 | E 11 | NE 5 | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 11 | S 19 | E 15 | S 16 | S 19 |
| kJ | 111 | 167 | 225 | 28 | 55 | 143 | 82 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 25 | 22 | 43 | 155 | 29 | 4 | 83 | 175 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | S 8 | NE 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | E 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 49 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 32 | 8 | 30 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | S 11 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 11 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 350 | 190 | 342 | 754 | — | — | — | — | 314 | 106 | 123 | 121 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 338 | 218 | 354 | 409 | 248 | 169 | 135 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 37 |
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