Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 1AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 115 | 98 | 78 | 75 | 60 | 45 | 62 | 86 | 83 | 78 | 64 | 47 | 128 | 140 | 172 | 214 | 208 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:40AM0.91m | 3:20PM1.23m | 4:46AM0.97m | 4:23PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28PM0.44m | 8:43AM0.65m | 10:28PM0.41m | 10:04AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 100 | 115 | 98 | 78 | 75 | 60 | 45 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 26 | 47 | 128 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 16 |
| kJ | 34 | 19 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | — |
| kJ | 16 | 13 | 12 | 32 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 47 | 33 | 26 | — | — | — | 37 | 62 | 86 | 83 | 78 | 64 | 42 | — | 140 | 172 | 214 | 208 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 226 | 91 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 338 | 338 | 238 | 32 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 117 | 378 | 461 |
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