Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (03 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 6AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thu 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 64 | 75 | 86 | 80 | 51 | 71 | 119 | 197 | 203 | 171 | 161 | 113 | 94 | 94 | 74 | 57 | 38 | 40 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:30AM1.11m | 4:15PM1.37m | 5:28AM1.22m | 5:19PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM0.20m | 10:02AM0.53m | 11:02PM0.20m | 11:16AM0.47m | 11:50PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  | |  | | | |  | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | 7:22 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 39 | 61 | 49 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 139 | 171 | 161 | 113 | 94 | 94 | 74 | 57 | 38 | 40 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 2 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | S 17 | E 9 | S 13 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 8 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 34 | 64 | 75 | 86 | 80 | 51 | 71 | 119 | 197 | 203 | — | 8 | 48 | 94 | 69 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 231 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 101 | 168 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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