Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 6AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 223 | 206 | 198 | 158 | 158 | 164 | 184 | 184 | 165 | 172 | 178 | 175 | 172 | 132 | 118 | 94 | 122 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:54PM1.50m | 9:21AM1.49m | 9:34PM1.38m | 9:57AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07AM0.11m | 3:31PM0.19m | 3:39AM0.19m | 4:15PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 223 | 206 | 198 | 158 | 158 | 164 | 184 | 184 | 141 | 136 | 109 | 75 | 54 | 132 | 118 | 82 | 81 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | S 20 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 6 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 83 | 144 | 198 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 47 | 41 | 17 | 17 | 136 | 175 | 172 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | SSE 19 | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 18 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 19 | — | E 16 | E 12 |
| kJ | 46 | 15 | 16 | 123 | 102 | 53 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | — | 5 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 36 | 37 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 74 | 165 | 172 | 178 | 162 | 95 | 46 | 47 | 94 | 122 | 167 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 242 | 242 | 110 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 91 | 37 | 37 | 2 |
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