Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 3AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 311 | 246 | 263 | 263 | 257 | 252 | 235 | 177 | 100 | 100 | 95 | 133 | 98 | 60 | 45 | 70 | 75 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:21AM0.89m | 2:11PM1.25m | 3:40AM0.91m | 3:20PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20PM0.44m | 7:24AM0.62m | 9:28PM0.44m | 8:43AM0.65m | 10:28PM0.41m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 311 | 246 | 263 | 263 | 257 | 252 | 235 | 177 | 100 | 100 | 95 | 133 | 98 | 60 | 45 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 84 | 77 | 43 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 19 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | ENE 11 | S 11 | — | E 12 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 31 | 32 | 19 | 3 | 37 | 3 | — | 3 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 34 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 39 | 70 | 75 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 72 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 338 | 461 | 136 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 378 | 328 | 82 | 37 |
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