Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 4PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 226 | 102 | 155 | 218 | 211 | 178 | 138 | 269 | 306 | 269 | 330 | 634 | 762 | 699 | 634 | 521 | 423 | 253 | 242 | 177 | 149 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:40AM1.41m | 7:47PM1.48m | 8:15AM1.50m | 8:27PM1.44m | 8:51AM1.56m | 9:09PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41PM0.22m | 2:01AM0.10m | 2:23PM0.17m | 2:34AM0.11m | 3:08PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | S 14 | S 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 120 | 102 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 178 | 138 | 101 | 76 | 59 | 48 | 35 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 66 | 253 | 242 | 177 | 149 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 8 | ESE 7 | S 11 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | E 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 23 | 45 | 70 | 18 | 93 | 60 | 19 | 30 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | S 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | S 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 4 | 37 | 20 | 28 | 38 | 78 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — |
| kJ | 226 | — | 155 | 218 | 211 | 33 | 198 | 269 | 306 | 269 | 330 | 634 | 762 | 699 | 634 | 521 | 423 | — | — | 55 | 41 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 3 | 129 | 46 | 0 | 83 | 169 | 168 | 0 | 139 | 151 | 218 | 248 | 176 | 141 | 176 | 45 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
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