Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 3AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | E 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 60 | 24 | 44 | 81 | 143 | 130 | 167 | 225 | 220 | 153 | 143 | 82 | 110 | 196 | 2 | 198 | 456 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:16AM0.87m | 3:16PM1.25m | 4:27AM0.92m | 4:18PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM0.50m | 8:23AM0.62m | 10:27PM0.45m | 9:41AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 4 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | NNW 3 | NE 5 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 60 | 60 | 44 | 44 | 81 | 143 | 130 | 90 | 14 | 220 | 153 | 52 | 76 | 110 | 2 | 1 | 102 | 129 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 | S 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 54 | 111 | 167 | 225 | 28 | 55 | 143 | 82 | 21 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | SE 7 | E 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | S 8 | NE 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 4 | — | E 11 | E 11 | S 19 |
| kJ | 54 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 48 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | — | — | NW 3 | ENE 7 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | S 11 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 196 | 102 | 198 | 456 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 552 | 285 | 338 |
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