Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 9PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 216 | 329 | 512 | 632 | 497 | 417 | 343 | 279 | 230 | 160 | 129 | 97 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 72 | 90 | 68 | 64 | 62 |
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 | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:08PM1.32m | 9:23AM1.72m | 9:57PM1.26m | 10:07AM1.74m | 10:48PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM0.08m | 2:59AM0.16m | 3:58PM0.04m | 3:39AM0.20m | 4:49PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 216 | 138 | 512 | 632 | 497 | 417 | 343 | 279 | 230 | 160 | 129 | 97 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 72 | 90 | 68 | 64 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 116 | 90 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 42 | 62 | 24 | — | 24 | 23 | 17 | 34 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 12 | — | ENE 8 | E 12 | ENE 8 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 38 | — | 28 | 28 | — | — | 23 | 21 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 144 | 329 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 95 | 42 | 31 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 18 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 151 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 92 | 338 | 156 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 338 | 0 | 0 |
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