Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 6AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 11 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 485 | 515 | 407 | 311 | 233 | 214 | 152 | 196 | 248 | 106 | 83 | 61 | 64 | 61 | 57 | 61 | 54 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:49AM1.04m | 12:45PM1.58m | 2:02AM1.01m | 1:52PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45PM0.12m | 6:08AM0.43m | 7:52PM0.17m | 7:16AM0.50m | 9:01PM0.20m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 485 | 515 | 407 | 311 | 233 | 214 | 152 | 110 | 137 | 106 | 83 | 61 | 64 | 61 | 48 | 61 | 54 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 79 | 75 | 50 | 51 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 11 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 14 | — | E 13 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 7 | NNW 3 | — | S 4 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 5 | 51 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | S 2 | S 4 | SSE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 63 | 71 | 60 | 44 | 44 | 90 | 196 | 248 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 2 | 11 | 37 | 566 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 814 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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