Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 4AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 49 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 170 | 279 | 494 | 628 | 847 | 718 | 492 | 305 | 257 | 182 | 146 | 114 | 90 | 70 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:19PM1.33m | 6:16AM1.33m | 6:15PM1.29m | 6:56AM1.43m | 7:05PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:50PM0.20m | 12:18PM0.39m | 00:30AM0.20m | 1:11PM0.31m | 1:07AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | 7:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 5 | S 7 |
| kJ | 44 | 49 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 847 | 718 | 492 | 305 | 257 | 182 | 146 | 114 | 47 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 7 | N 7 | S 12 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 14 | SE 5 | E 14 | ENE 8 | S 8 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 90 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 12 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 24 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 3 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 67 | 170 | 279 | 494 | 628 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 24 | 65 | 46 | 77 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 455 | 495 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 461 | 552 | 91 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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