Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 12AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 182 | 475 | 597 | 708 | 702 | 575 | 445 | 317 | 223 | 181 | 117 | 90 | 70 | 51 | 35 | 40 | 41 | 396 | 750 | 1368 | 1367 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:15PM1.29m | 6:56AM1.43m | 7:05PM1.25m | 7:33AM1.52m | 7:50PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:18PM0.39m | 00:30AM0.20m | 1:11PM0.31m | 1:07AM0.22m | 1:57PM0.24m | 1:41AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | 7:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 708 | 702 | 575 | 445 | 317 | 223 | 181 | 117 | 90 | 70 | 51 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 47 | 43 | 44 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 7 | — | 40 | 39 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 36 | 30 | 22 | 19 | 40 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | — | — | — | E 15 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | E 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 13 | NE 6 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 3 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 92 | 182 | 475 | 597 | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | 45 | 41 | 66 | — | — | — | 26 | 7 | 396 | 750 | 1368 | 1367 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 455 | 495 | 215 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 461 | 37 | 91 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 72 | 208 | 156 | 45 | 48 |
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