
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 10PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | E 11 | SSE 6 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
90 | 81 | 60 | 60 | 42 | 44 | 81 | 143 | 127 | 167 | 227 | 220 | 153 | 143 | 82 | 110 | 152 | 2 | 265 | 518 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:04PM1.24m | 3:16AM0.87m | 3:16PM1.25m | 4:27AM0.92m | 4:18PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM0.50m | 8:23AM0.62m | 10:27PM0.45m | 9:41AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 4 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | NW 3 | NE 5 | S 12 | S 12 |
90 | 81 | 60 | 60 | 42 | 44 | 81 | 143 | 127 | 90 | 11 | 220 | 153 | 102 | 76 | 110 | 3 | 1 | 102 | 103 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 | S 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 |
72 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 54 | 111 | 167 | 227 | 28 | 55 | 143 | 82 | 21 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 7 | E 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 11 | S 4 | S 8 | S 11 | S 7 | ENE 4 | S 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | S 19 |
15 | 37 | 54 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 37 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | NW 3 | E 7 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | S 11 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 8 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 152 | 141 | 265 | 518 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 552 | 285 | 409 |
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