Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 8PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue night, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | NE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 28 | 212 | 588 | 858 | 910 | 1423 | 1411 | 1056 | 802 | 612 | 488 | 1194 | 941 | 789 | 586 | 490 | 479 | 508 | 472 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:49PM1.13m | 10:54AM1.51m | 11:30PM1.05m | 11:33AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54PM0.20m | 4:26AM0.35m | 5:37PM0.26m | 5:00AM0.43m | 6:23PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 79 | 205 | 277 | 1194 | 941 | 789 | 586 | 490 | 479 | 508 | 472 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | N 11 | S 17 | S 17 | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | E 7 | S 15 | — | N 11 | — | N 11 | N 11 | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 10 | — | E 14 | — | NE 10 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 8 | — | 4 | — | 15 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 70 | 162 | 212 | 588 | 858 | 910 | 1423 | 1411 | 1056 | 802 | 612 | 488 | 408 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 135 | 151 | 218 | 285 | 339 | 305 | 248 | 215 | 215 | 285 | 215 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 176 | 37 |
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