Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (14 Nov):
- 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) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 11PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 11 | E 12 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 53 | 125 | 71 | 58 | 50 | 39 | 43 | 33 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 82 | 190 | 197 | 227 | 253 | 298 | 270 | 156 | 164 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:47AM1.43m | 00:49AM0.94m | 12:33PM1.36m | 1:48AM0.94m | 1:23PM1.30m | 2:52AM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49PM0.32m | 5:56AM0.56m | 7:39PM0.35m | 6:52AM0.61m | 8:31PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | |  | | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | 7:34 |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 26 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | S 8 | S 10 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 43 | 1 | 7 | 64 | 58 | 50 | 13 | 43 | 32 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 82 | 55 | 54 | 32 | 48 | 31 | 15 | 156 | 164 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 14 | S 13 | E 10 | S 9 | E 11 | ENE 7 | E 12 | E 10 | E 12 | NE 8 | S 13 | S 18 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | E 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 42 | 33 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 49 | 43 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 10 | S 6 | S 10 | E 13 | S 9 | E 11 | S 9 | E 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 12 | S 17 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 39 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | W 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 53 | 125 | 71 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 64 | 78 | 91 | 109 | 119 | 190 | 197 | 227 | 253 | 298 | 270 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 52 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 0 | 130 | 169 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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