Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (03 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 10PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 155 | 403 | 1082 | 689 | 567 | 315 | 280 | 232 | 237 | 244 | 244 | 262 | 234 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 312 | 269 | 264 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:08PM1.46m | 3:25AM0.96m | 2:25PM1.44m | 3:47AM1.01m | 3:40PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18PM0.29m | 7:42AM0.53m | 9:34PM0.26m | 9:08AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 17 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 23 | 760 | 488 | 372 | 315 | 280 | 232 | 237 | 244 | 244 | 262 | 234 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 312 | 269 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 34 | 60 | 105 | 150 | 158 | 116 | 86 | 64 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 15 | E 18 | SE 7 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 155 | 403 | 1082 | 689 | 567 | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 287 | 180 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 176 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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