Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 12AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 2.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 401 | 1353 | 1037 | 526 | 347 | 257 | 270 | 396 | 380 | 534 | 826 | 1243 | 1657 | 1236 | 860 | 708 | 660 | 627 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:59AM1.02m | 5:00PM1.56m | 5:57AM1.12m | 5:57PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM0.24m | 10:24AM0.43m | 11:54PM0.15m | 11:29AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 1353 | 1037 | 526 | 347 | 257 | 270 | 396 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 708 | 660 | 627 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | N 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 85 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 401 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 380 | 534 | 826 | 1243 | 1657 | 1236 | 860 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 208 | 169 | 168 | 52 | 1 | 168 | 135 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
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