Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 11AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 15 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 6 | NE 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 53 | 33 | 33 | 441 | 410 | 198 | 89 | 72 | 68 | 85 | 131 | 121 | 83 | 58 | 65 | 65 | 43 | 43 | 29 | 66 | 11 | 108 | 224 | 1398 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:50AM1.03m | 1:25PM1.43m | 2:14AM0.96m | 2:40PM1.44m | 3:44AM0.96m | 3:54PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36AM0.40m | 8:22PM0.37m | 7:47AM0.46m | 9:46PM0.33m | 9:08AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | NE 4 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | S 6 | SSW 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 12 |
| kJ | 53 | 52 | 43 | 441 | 410 | 198 | 89 | 24 | 43 | 40 | 131 | 121 | 83 | 58 | 27 | 37 | 39 | 27 | 22 | 66 | 86 | 6 | 6 | 986 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 19 | 33 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 63 | 68 | 85 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 65 | 65 | 43 | 43 | 29 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | NE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | S 15 | E 10 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 33 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 72 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | WNW 2 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | W 3 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 12 |
| kJ | 36 | 111 | 90 | — | — | 3 | 31 | 45 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 192 | 108 | 224 | 1398 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 91 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 552 | 0 | 1 |
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