Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (14 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 12AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 184 | 171 | 178 | 184 | 175 | 132 | 132 | 118 | 82 | 81 | 146 | 126 | 58 | 56 | 46 | 45 | 20 | 22 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:34PM1.38m | 9:57AM1.49m | 10:13PM1.25m | 10:34AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31PM0.19m | 3:39AM0.19m | 4:15PM0.24m | 4:10AM0.28m | 5:01PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 184 | 184 | 138 | 136 | 112 | 65 | 46 | 132 | 118 | 82 | 81 | 83 | 75 | 58 | 56 | 46 | 38 | 20 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 6 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 14 |
| kJ | 47 | 41 | 17 | 17 | 136 | 175 | 132 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 54 | 50 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 18 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 16 | — | E 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | — | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NNW 2 | S 9 | SE 3 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 19 | 77 | 171 | 178 | 184 | 157 | 67 | 66 | 33 | 27 | 74 | 146 | 126 | — | — | 1 | 45 | 7 | 8 | 115 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 242 | 92 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 25 | 52 | 169 |
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