Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 10AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 50 | 50 | 73 | 74 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 246 | 354 | 201 | 86 | 61 | 65 | 59 | 75 | 94 | 85 | 60 | 43 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:44PM1.14m | 12:20PM1.44m | 00:50AM1.03m | 1:25PM1.43m | 2:14AM0.96m | 2:40PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42AM0.32m | 7:00PM0.37m | 6:36AM0.40m | 8:22PM0.37m | 7:47AM0.46m | 9:46PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 22 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | NE 4 | S 8 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 71 | 50 | 50 | 73 | 74 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 45 | 246 | 354 | 201 | 86 | 18 | 42 | 39 | 75 | 94 | 85 | 60 | 22 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NW 4 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | S 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 | S 8 | NE 4 | S 11 | S 7 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 38 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 33 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 61 | 9 | 59 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 43 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | NE 6 | SSE 12 | NE 6 | ENE 10 | NW 3 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | ESE 4 | S 15 | S 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 34 | 5 | 31 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 65 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | — | — | NE 3 | N 4 | WNW 3 | — | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 43 | 90 | 32 | — | — | 14 | 41 | 2 | — | 1 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
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