Backdoor 4 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.28° S 151.57° E

Issued: 4 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Backdoor 4 sea temperature is

21.1°C

Backdoor 4 surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 7AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	9s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Evening (06 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	8s

Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.
	Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 6	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	823	1021	642	509	384	270	190	153	118	91	71	49	36	93	339	756	1461	1431	1247	1219	1190	1138	1169	1146	996	698
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	WSW	ESE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW	W	WNW	NE	E	SSE	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	cross	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide			6:56AM1.43m				7:05PM1.25m				7:33AM1.52m				7:50PM1.21m					8:08AM1.58m				8:32PM1.18m
Low Tide	00:30AM0.20m				1:11PM0.31m				1:07AM0.22m				1:57PM0.24m				1:41AM0.24m					2:39PM0.19m				2:14AM0.27m


	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48
	—	—	—	—	—	7:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:25	—	—	—	7:27
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	16	15	16	17	18	18	18	17	16	15	18	24	24	17	16	15	14	12	12	14	14	15	16	16	14	12
Feels °C	13	13	15	16	14	13	13	15	15	13	16	22	20	10	10	8	7	5	4	6	6	7	8	9	8	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10
kJ	823	788	642	509	384	270	190	153	118	91	71	49	36	41	43	43	29	29	29	29	29	38	39	38	37	36
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 14	SE 5	ENE 8	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 9	NE 6	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 16	S 16	S 15	N 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12
kJ	40	39	25	25	25	4	6	24	31	21	20	18	26	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	3	6	6	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 14	E 14	—	E 14	E 14	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 16	S 15	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 15	—	NE 12	NE 13	NE 13	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	4	4	—	4	4	24	25	26	26	5	4	7	6	6	4	—	6	6	6	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 9	—	—	—	ENE 9	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	—	—	—	ENE 6	SSE 7	S 6	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8
kJ	—	1021	—	—	—	101	39	41	55	—	—	—	22	93	339	756	1461	1431	1247	1219	1190	1138	1169	1146	996	698
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	4	2	1	1	1	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	461	37	91	37	2	0	0	0	37	338	208	218	135	48	218	461	782	782	151	169	52	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3		1		1	2	1	1	1	1													3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	1	3	3	3	5	5	5	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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