Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 6PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 244 | 496 | 661 | 676 | 872 | 799 | 615 | 441 | 384 | 325 | 277 | 569 | 485 | 420 | 407 | 306 | 229 | 214 | 149 | 110 | 79 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:54AM1.72m | 11:45PM1.11m | 11:46AM1.66m | 00:49AM1.04m | 12:45PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44PM0.07m | 5:12AM0.35m | 6:45PM0.12m | 6:08AM0.43m | 7:52PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | S 11 | ENE 6 | S 11 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 244 | 496 | 661 | 676 | 872 | 799 | 615 | 441 | 384 | 325 | 277 | 569 | 485 | 420 | 407 | 306 | 80 | 65 | 149 | 51 | 79 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | NE 9 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 11 | E 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 112 | 87 | 132 | 190 | 264 | 343 | 464 | 424 | 339 | 260 | 249 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 229 | 214 | — | 110 | 3 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 14 | — | E 9 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 3 | NE 7 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 59 | 89 | 89 | 92 | 124 | 102 | 56 | 3 | 73 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 552 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 338 | 37 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 377 | 42 | 3 | 3 |
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