Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 4AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 736 | 564 | 627 | 274 | 248 | 237 | 202 | 171 | 161 | 262 | 234 | 325 | 370 | 299 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 264 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:25AM0.96m | 2:25PM1.44m | 3:47AM1.01m | 3:40PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18PM0.29m | 7:42AM0.53m | 9:34PM0.26m | 9:08AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 572 | 392 | 310 | 274 | 248 | 237 | 202 | 171 | 161 | 262 | 234 | 325 | 370 | 299 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | E 17 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 19 | 12 | 24 | 38 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 6 | 96 | 69 | 46 | 42 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | S 7 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 736 | 564 | 627 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 24 | — | — | — | 59 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 176 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
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