Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 2AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 417 | 314 | 297 | 244 | 189 | 220 | 225 | 277 | 403 | 418 | 532 | 277 | 298 | 306 | 298 | 307 | 292 | 382 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:06PM1.31m | 6:53AM1.32m | 6:52PM1.34m | 7:29AM1.45m | 7:36PM1.36m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM0.22m | 12:53PM0.37m | 1:08AM0.16m | 1:39PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 16 | E 15 | S 17 | S 16 | E 13 | E 13 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 355 | 277 | 298 | 306 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | E 15 | S 17 | E 15 | E 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | S 19 | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 7 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 417 | 314 | 297 | 244 | 189 | 220 | 225 | 277 | 403 | 418 | 532 | — | — | — | 298 | 307 | 292 | 382 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 226 | 181 | 110 | 46 | 118 | 72 | 325 | 238 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 430 | 182 | 111 | 2 |
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