Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 10AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 14 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 133 | 167 | 126 | 58 | 40 | 40 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 467 | 949 | 1412 | 1947 | 2005 | 2541 | 2684 | 2442 | 2498 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:13PM1.25m | 10:34AM1.46m | 10:54PM1.12m | 11:13AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15PM0.24m | 4:10AM0.28m | 5:01PM0.31m | 4:42AM0.37m | 5:51PM0.39m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 12 | ENE 14 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 81 | 112 | 75 | 58 | 40 | 40 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 15 | ENE 14 | E 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 55 | 50 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | E 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 13 | 14 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | SE 2 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 133 | 167 | 126 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 467 | 949 | 1412 | 1947 | 2005 | 2541 | 2684 | 2442 | 2498 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 754 | 1358 | 151 | 215 | 168 | 135 | 168 | 781 | 787 | 787 | 444 | 248 |
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