Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 9AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 503 | 344 | 315 | 294 | 331 | 558 | 966 | 673 | 614 | 480 | 431 | 320 | 221 | 533 | 676 | 567 | 435 | 351 | 343 | 343 | 279 | 191 | 127 | 93 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:05AM1.57m | 8:22PM1.35m | 8:43AM1.66m | 9:08PM1.32m | 9:23AM1.72m | 9:57PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43AM0.14m | 2:24PM0.16m | 2:20AM0.13m | 3:10PM0.08m | 2:59AM0.16m | 3:58PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 319 | 344 | 315 | 294 | 4 | 4 | 615 | 673 | 614 | 480 | 431 | 320 | 221 | 165 | 107 | 567 | 435 | 351 | 343 | 343 | 279 | 191 | 127 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 20 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 17 | — | S 14 | S 16 | NNW 4 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 90 | 61 | 59 | 43 | 42 | 35 | 49 | 35 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 503 | — | — | — | 331 | 558 | 966 | — | 7 | 6 | 5 | 60 | 200 | 533 | 676 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 91 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 231 | 248 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 461 | 338 | 91 | 37 |
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