Backdoor 4 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.28° S 151.57° E

Issued: 10 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Backdoor 4 sea temperature is

21.1°C

Backdoor 4 surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 2PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	9s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Evening (06 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	8s

Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun morning).
	Friday 6						Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	E 9	S 6	S 7	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9
Wave Graph
kJ	637	509	384	270	190	153	118	73	71	49	36	40	314	681	1342	1731	1431	1528	1398	1337	1404	1271	996	780
Wind (km/h)	WSW	ESE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW	W	WNW	NE	E	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	S	S	SSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	6:56AM1.43m				7:05PM1.25m				7:33AM1.52m				7:50PM1.21m					8:08AM1.58m				8:32PM1.18m
Low Tide			1:11PM0.31m				1:07AM0.22m				1:57PM0.24m				1:41AM0.24m					2:39PM0.19m				2:14AM0.27m


	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48
	—	—	—	7:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:25	—	—	—	7:27
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	1	—	—	1	2	2	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	18	19	18	17	16	15	17	23	23	20	16	14	14	12	12	14	15	15	16	16	14	11
Feels °C	15	16	15	15	13	15	16	14	16	21	19	14	10	7	7	4	4	5	7	7	8	9	8	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10
kJ	637	509	384	270	190	153	118	73	71	49	36	26	47	43	44	29	29	29	29	38	39	38	37	36
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 14	E 14	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 9	E 9	S 18	NE 6	S 18	S 17	S 17	ENE 12	NE 13	N 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12
kJ	25	25	25	4	4	24	24	27	20	18	26	40	6	5	6	6	6	14	6	3	6	6	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 14	E 14	—	—	E 14	E 14	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 16	NE 6	S 15	S 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	4	4	—	—	4	4	25	26	26	5	10	4	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ENE 9	ENE 4	NE 5	NE 5	—	—	WNW 2	ENE 6	ENE 3	S 6	S 7	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	—	—	—	79	35	47	31	—	—	1	26	4	314	681	1342	1731	1431	1528	1398	1337	1404	1271	996	780
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	4	2	2	1	1	1	3	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	552	37	238	37	2	0	0	3	37	338	208	248	215	135	248	461	731	782	151	169	1	21
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Rating (10 max)	3	3		1		1	1	1	1	1	1												4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	2	2	4	5	4	4	4	1	1	2	3	3	5	5	2	3	2	4	4	4	4
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