Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (06 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 8PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 198 | 428 | 1470 | 1017 | 586 | 347 | 251 | 235 | 355 | 380 | 394 | 480 | 825 | 980 | 973 | 676 | 521 | 471 | 466 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:54PM1.49m | 4:59AM1.02m | 5:00PM1.56m | 5:57AM1.12m | 5:57PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM0.24m | 10:24AM0.43m | 11:54PM0.15m | 11:29AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1470 | 1017 | 586 | 347 | 251 | 235 | 355 | 380 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 676 | 521 | 471 | 466 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | ENE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 85 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | E 10 | ENE 10 | N 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | NE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | SSE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 163 | 198 | 428 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 394 | 480 | 825 | 980 | 973 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 304 | 223 | 130 | 169 | 52 | 1 | 36 | 21 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
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