Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 8AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 23s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2385 | 2196 | 1524 | 992 | 932 | 1070 | 1146 | 1194 | 1034 | 957 | 1081 | 701 | 605 | 539 | 479 | 423 | 378 | 377 | 339 | 480 | 472 | 370 | 269 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:28AM1.31m | 7:31PM1.65m | 8:07AM1.40m | 8:14PM1.59m | 8:44AM1.46m | 8:54PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23AM0.04m | 1:14PM0.21m | 2:00AM0.03m | 2:01PM0.17m | 2:35AM0.06m | 2:47PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 9 | SSE 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 48 | 46 | 41 | 992 | 173 | 249 | 229 | 1194 | 1034 | 957 | 792 | 701 | 605 | 539 | 479 | 423 | 378 | 377 | 339 | 480 | 472 | 370 | 269 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 25 | E 16 | S 23 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 22 | S 22 | S 21 | E 10 | ENE 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | 42 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 67 | 123 | 122 | 171 | 151 | 147 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | SSW 16 | E 16 | S 23 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 15 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | S 15 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 24 | 5 | 93 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 2385 | 2196 | 1524 | — | 932 | 1070 | 1146 | — | — | — | 1081 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 430 | 27 | 11 |
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