Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 8PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 58 | 64 | 67 | 45 | 44 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 135 | 240 | 1386 | 1671 | 814 | 503 | 347 | 305 | 228 | 318 | 355 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:40PM1.44m | 3:44AM0.96m | 3:54PM1.49m | 4:59AM1.02m | 5:00PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46PM0.33m | 9:08AM0.47m | 10:58PM0.24m | 10:24AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 25 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 83 | 58 | 64 | 67 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 135 | 8 | 8 | 1408 | 814 | 503 | 347 | 305 | 228 | 318 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | E 10 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 44 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 65 | 8 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 | E 10 | — | — | NE 8 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 46 | 106 | 196 | 240 | 1386 | 1671 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 355 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 215 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 218 | 36 |
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