Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 1AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 502 | 528 | 452 | 385 | 398 | 339 | 378 | 480 | 535 | 513 | 446 | 396 | 388 | 388 | 314 | 255 | 281 | 246 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:16AM0.97m | 12:17PM1.37m | 1:11AM0.91m | 1:09PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23PM0.33m | 5:37AM0.50m | 7:17PM0.40m | 6:23AM0.57m | 8:20PM0.44m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 502 | 16 | 452 | 385 | 398 | 339 | 378 | 480 | 535 | 513 | 446 | 396 | 388 | 388 | 314 | 255 | 281 | 246 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 64 | 129 | 119 | 19 | 33 | 32 | 53 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 53 | 92 | 52 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | SE 12 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 19 | — | — | 53 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 528 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 215 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 226 | 226 | 552 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 254 | 91 | 72 | 72 |
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