Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 6AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3036 | 3001 | 2582 | 2143 | 1374 | 1279 | 757 | 660 | 518 | 445 | 389 | 245 | 268 | 287 | 299 | 251 | 185 | 192 | 209 | 142 | 113 | 81 | 80 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:39PM1.01m | 11:59AM1.34m | 00:34AM0.92m | 12:54PM1.27m | 1:48AM0.86m | 2:04PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18AM0.46m | 6:50PM0.46m | 6:02AM0.53m | 8:02PM0.50m | 7:03AM0.59m | 9:21PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 10 | S 19 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1760 | 7 | 1019 | 757 | 660 | 518 | 445 | 389 | 245 | 268 | 287 | 299 | 251 | 171 | 136 | 113 | 117 | 87 | 81 | 80 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 96 | 82 | 88 | 45 | 50 | 49 | 192 | 209 | 142 | 113 | 69 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | E 13 | E 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | NE 4 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 99 | 97 | 101 | 14 | 185 | 48 | 30 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 25 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3036 | 3001 | 2582 | 2143 | 1374 | 1279 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 444 | 313 | 168 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
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