Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 7AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1600 | 1243 | 763 | 442 | 264 | 692 | 325 | 260 | 347 | 446 | 268 | 230 | 309 | 329 | 302 | 263 | 230 | 169 | 131 | 102 | 95 | 160 | 233 | 190 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:17AM1.00m | 5:08PM1.36m | 5:57AM1.10m | 5:51PM1.42m | 6:33AM1.20m | 6:30PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15PM0.38m | 10:43AM0.53m | 11:53PM0.30m | 11:33AM0.45m | 00:26AM0.22m | 12:17PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 1243 | 763 | 442 | 264 | 692 | 325 | 260 | 166 | 143 | 118 | 96 | 138 | 152 | 169 | 129 | 125 | 110 | 104 | 102 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | S 18 | E 12 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | 52 | 40 | 121 | 189 | 27 | 84 | 244 | 347 | 446 | 268 | 181 | 74 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | E 15 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 8 | 29 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 1600 | — | — | — | — | 69 | 87 | 164 | 214 | 218 | 219 | 230 | 309 | 329 | 302 | 263 | 230 | 169 | 131 | 87 | 95 | 160 | 233 | 190 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 270 | 215 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 46 | 91 | 118 | 180 | 72 | 92 | 37 | 91 | 552 | 552 | 338 | 37 |
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