Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (02 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 6AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (02 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 8 | ENE 7 | S 10 | ENE 7 | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 71 | 65 | 61 | 38 | 29 | 36 | 29 | 51 | 64 | 86 | 55 | 67 | 131 | 185 | 380 | 277 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:20AM1.03m | 3:04PM1.43m | 4:30AM1.11m | 4:15PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01PM0.20m | 8:38AM0.54m | 10:06PM0.20m | 10:02AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 71 | 54 | 61 | 38 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 41 | 40 | 61 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 10 | ENE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 37 | 36 | 65 | 38 | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | — | 39 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | S 17 | E 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — |
| kJ | 33 | 31 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 23 | 51 | 64 | 86 | 55 | 67 | 131 | 185 | 380 | 277 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 599 | 119 | 287 | 37 | 2 | 136 | 37 | 32 | 238 | 162 | 0 | 0 |
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