Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 8PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 517 | 463 | 225 | 235 | 286 | 850 | 923 | 970 | 857 | 640 | 544 | 461 | 394 | 313 | 249 | 207 | 120 | 98 | 67 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:27PM1.48m | 8:01AM1.44m | 8:10PM1.44m | 8:37AM1.52m | 8:52PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.28m | 1:47AM0.11m | 2:06PM0.21m | 2:21AM0.13m | 2:50PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 517 | 463 | 211 | 235 | 286 | 850 | 923 | 970 | 857 | 640 | 544 | 461 | 394 | 313 | 249 | 207 | 120 | 98 | 67 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | E 13 | SSW 9 | S 21 | ENE 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 225 | 160 | 133 | 68 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 33 | 35 | 54 | 60 | 36 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | E 13 | S 20 | S 20 | S 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 112 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 7 | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 52 | 83 | 67 | 72 | — | 56 | — | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 788 | 37 | 91 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 72 | 3 |
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