Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (10 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 9PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 6 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 99 | 102 | 193 | 136 | 56 | 33 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 29 | 55 | 53 | 41 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 84 | 212 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:52PM1.38m | 9:11AM1.56m | 9:31PM1.30m | 9:45AM1.58m | 10:10PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50PM0.17m | 2:53AM0.16m | 3:32PM0.15m | 3:24AM0.22m | 4:13PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 29 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 123 | 98 | 63 | 193 | 136 | 56 | 33 | 19 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 53 | 41 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | S 6 | S 16 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 44 | 67 | 42 | 39 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 8 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 5 | S 16 | S 6 | S 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | — | 13 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SW 2 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 47 | 99 | 102 | — | 1 | 10 | 23 | — | — | 10 | 29 | 55 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 84 | 212 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 795 | 180 | 73 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 53 | 11 | 37 | 2 | 0 |
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