Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 8PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 89 | 86 | 124 | 92 | 46 | 94 | 296 | 553 | 564 | 489 | 666 | 785 | 637 | 441 | 362 | 305 | 311 | 551 | 515 | 507 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:48PM1.19m | 10:54AM1.72m | 11:45PM1.11m | 11:46AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49PM0.04m | 4:23AM0.27m | 5:44PM0.07m | 5:12AM0.35m | 6:45PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 12 | 13 | 92 | 46 | 94 | 296 | 553 | 564 | 489 | 666 | 785 | 637 | 441 | 362 | 305 | 219 | 551 | 515 | 507 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 12 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 40 | 72 | 112 | 87 | 131 | 313 | 260 | 267 | 381 | 429 | 343 | 260 | 311 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | — | NE 7 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 13 | 35 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 89 | 86 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | 62 | 106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 218 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 552 | 552 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 338 | 338 | 37 |
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