Backdoor 4 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.28° S 151.57° E

Issued: 4 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Backdoor 4 sea temperature is

20.7°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 9AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 02). 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)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Evening (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 6
Wave Graph
kJ	65	61	38	37	48	29	41	40	39	33	82	217	198	384	421	316	206	132	70	63	161	107	54	39
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NW	ENE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SE	ESE	ENE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on
High Tide		3:20AM1.03m				3:04PM1.43m				4:30AM1.11m				4:15PM1.37m					5:28AM1.22m				5:19PM1.33m
Low Tide				8:38AM0.54m				10:06PM0.20m				10:02AM0.53m					11:02PM0.20m				11:16AM0.47m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	19	21	22	21	20	18	18	18	18	20	19	19	19	18
Feels °C	18	19	20	18	16	16	16	18	20	19	19	19	18	19	20	17	15	15	15	18	17	18	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	S 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 10	S 10	S 9	ENE 4	S 9	S 9	S 9	ENE 6	S 8	S 8	S 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	S 7	S 6	S 6
kJ	54	61	38	37	29	29	41	16	39	24	24	124	13	5	5	316	206	132	70	63	31	107	51	36
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	ENE 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 9	E 10	E 9	E 9	S 9	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 8	S 12	S 13	S 15	S 14	NE 7	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	65	38	38	21	11	6	6	40	2	2	2	14	5	5	16	5	12	3	5	4	25	41	54	39
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 13	—	—	NE 6	N 10	—	S 17	S 17	S 14	S 13	SE 13	S 13	S 13	SE 13	S 13	S 12	S 14	S 12	S 12	NE 8
kJ	27	31	29	29	3	—	—	10	2	—	6	5	4	3	7	14	3	7	3	3	4	3	3	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ENE 7	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	—	SSW 3	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 7	—	E 6	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	48	22	26	26	27	33	82	217	198	384	421	—	3	166	415	292	161	—	38	—
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Distance (km)	0	0	0	57	599	118	37	3	2	2	11	35	248	95	37	0	45	45	0	0	36	0	0	2
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