Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 10AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 213 | 173 | 242 | 101 | 118 | 185 | 243 | 362 | 640 | 302 | 267 | 248 | 237 | 256 | 262 | 262 | 234 | 305 | 312 | 305 | 312 | 318 | 275 | 269 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:58AM0.99m | 1:08PM1.46m | 3:25AM0.96m | 2:25PM1.44m | 3:47AM1.01m | 3:40PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22AM0.48m | 8:18PM0.29m | 7:42AM0.53m | 9:34PM0.26m | 9:08AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 213 | 173 | 134 | 101 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 393 | 302 | 267 | 248 | 237 | 256 | 262 | 262 | 234 | 305 | 312 | 305 | 312 | 318 | 275 | 269 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 18 | S 5 | S 5 | S 18 | S 5 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 24 | 76 | 146 | 177 | 140 | 136 | 105 | 82 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 15 | E 18 | S 17 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 17 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | NE 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 242 | — | 118 | 185 | 243 | 362 | 640 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 182 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 215 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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