Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 5PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 71 | 159 | 112 | 76 | 68 | 74 | 62 | 48 | 107 | 137 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:11AM1.56m | 9:31PM1.30m | 9:45AM1.58m | 10:10PM1.22m | 10:19AM1.56m | 10:49PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM0.15m | 3:24AM0.22m | 4:13PM0.16m | 3:55AM0.28m | 4:54PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 112 | 76 | 68 | 74 | 62 | 48 | 26 | 12 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 7 | NE 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 44 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 16 | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | SE 7 | S 16 | E 8 | S 16 | S 15 | E 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | — | S 5 | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | 13 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 71 | 159 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | — | 107 | 137 | 137 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 84 | 795 | 180 | 110 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 53 | 11 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
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