Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 7AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 228 | 226 | 102 | 134 | 211 | 227 | 191 | 264 | 321 | 343 | 320 | 439 | 592 | 705 | 642 | 524 | 454 | 412 | 344 | 236 | 127 | 124 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:40AM1.41m | 7:47PM1.48m | 8:15AM1.50m | 8:27PM1.44m | 8:51AM1.56m | 9:09PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29AM0.12m | 1:41PM0.22m | 2:01AM0.10m | 2:23PM0.17m | 2:34AM0.11m | 3:08PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 180 | 147 | 120 | 102 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 191 | 138 | 103 | 76 | 59 | 37 | 35 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 344 | 236 | 127 | 124 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 9 | S 11 | E 6 | S 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 23 | 45 | 71 | 67 | 29 | 61 | 40 | 75 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | ENE 8 | S 10 | ENE 8 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 28 | 75 | 28 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 284 | 228 | 226 | — | 134 | 211 | 227 | 40 | 264 | 321 | 343 | 320 | 439 | 592 | 705 | 642 | 524 | 454 | 412 | 39 | — | — | 28 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 129 | 46 | 0 | 83 | 169 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 176 | 215 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 37 |
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