Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 1AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 406 | 513 | 573 | 549 | 340 | 396 | 388 | 388 | 314 | 281 | 311 | 246 | 263 | 242 | 287 | 246 | 229 | 201 | 153 | 115 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:17PM1.37m | 1:11AM0.91m | 1:09PM1.30m | 2:21AM0.89m | 2:11PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM0.40m | 6:23AM0.57m | 8:20PM0.44m | 7:24AM0.62m | 9:28PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 119 | 513 | 573 | 549 | 340 | 396 | 388 | 388 | 314 | 281 | 311 | 246 | 263 | 242 | 287 | 246 | 229 | 201 | 153 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 53 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 53 | 92 | 52 | 77 | 43 | 17 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | S 11 | — | SE 12 | SE 10 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 32 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 37 | 3 | — | 6 | 16 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 406 | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | 9 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 552 | 552 | 180 | 226 | 91 | 91 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 91 | 72 | 91 | 37 | 32 | 3 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 110 | 37 |
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