Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 1AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 257 | 180 | 226 | 221 | 159 | 94 | 65 | 119 | 205 | 198 | 277 | 151 | 119 | 90 | 84 | 96 | 119 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:45PM1.17m | 11:01AM1.56m | 11:44PM1.06m | 11:59AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47PM0.17m | 4:29AM0.30m | 5:47PM0.23m | 5:19AM0.40m | 6:58PM0.27m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 257 | 180 | 141 | 103 | 78 | 65 | 59 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 178 | 151 | 119 | 90 | 7 | 96 | 119 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 167 | 117 | 98 | 65 | — | 19 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 184 | 170 | 226 | 221 | 159 | 94 | 65 | 119 | 205 | 198 | 277 | — | — | — | 84 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 182 | 118 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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