Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 8PM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 212 | 322 | 352 | 319 | 322 | 322 | 322 | 408 | 650 | 551 | 417 | 344 | 285 | 268 | 210 | 271 | 435 | 611 | 584 | 546 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:18PM1.28m | 6:17AM1.19m | 6:06PM1.31m | 6:53AM1.32m | 6:52PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10AM0.56m | 11:56PM0.28m | 12:05PM0.47m | 00:32AM0.22m | 12:53PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 212 | 322 | 352 | 319 | 322 | 322 | 322 | 408 | 650 | 551 | 417 | 344 | 285 | 268 | 210 | 271 | 435 | 611 | 584 | 546 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 99 | 356 | 761 | 136 | 110 | 46 | 111 | 140 | 226 | 795 | 226 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 110 | 118 | 226 | 328 | 338 |
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