Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 5PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 511 | 410 | 198 | 109 | 82 | 68 | 85 | 131 | 121 | 83 | 58 | 65 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 29 | 23 | 11 | 88 | 138 | 520 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:25PM1.43m | 2:14AM0.96m | 2:40PM1.44m | 3:44AM0.96m | 3:54PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36AM0.40m | 8:22PM0.37m | 7:47AM0.46m | 9:46PM0.33m | 9:08AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 12 |
| kJ | 43 | 511 | 410 | 198 | 109 | 82 | 57 | 39 | 131 | 121 | 83 | 18 | 40 | 37 | 39 | 28 | 23 | 69 | 91 | 88 | 76 | 520 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | NE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 4 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 68 | 85 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 58 | 65 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 10 | NE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 10 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 72 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | W 2 | WNW 3 | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SSW 7 | — | S 8 | S 4 |
| kJ | 77 | — | — | 14 | 16 | 31 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 147 | — | 138 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
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