Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (09 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 6AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1976 | 2326 | 1980 | 2119 | 1734 | 2387 | 2570 | 2310 | 2131 | 2041 | 1791 | 1647 | 1463 | 1363 | 1267 | 1128 | 873 | 661 | 543 | 448 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:32PM1.18m | 8:41AM1.61m | 9:12PM1.14m | 9:15AM1.61m | 9:52PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.27m | 3:19PM0.17m | 2:47AM0.31m | 3:58PM0.17m | 3:20AM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
 | |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  | |
 | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | 7:29 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 36 | 1778 | 1734 | 2042 | 2170 | 18 | 2131 | 2041 | 1791 | 1647 | 1463 | 1363 | 1267 | 1128 | 873 | 661 | 543 | 448 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 13 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 12 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | E 11 | S 12 | S 12 | E 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 1976 | 2326 | 1980 | 2119 | 165 | 2387 | 2570 | 2310 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 24 | 27 | 21 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 169 | 169 | 48 | 21 | 169 | 285 | 552 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 226 | 226 | 110 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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