Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (03 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 9PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 115 | 231 | 231 | 229 | 209 | 105 | 64 | 51 | 107 | 64 | 54 | 36 | 37 | 27 | 27 | 187 | 368 | 545 | 675 | 775 | 637 | 509 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:15PM1.37m | 5:28AM1.22m | 5:19PM1.33m | 6:16AM1.33m | 6:15PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02PM0.20m | 11:16AM0.47m | 11:50PM0.20m | 12:18PM0.39m | 00:30AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | 7:23 |
mm | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 209 | 105 | 64 | 51 | 107 | 64 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 24 | 775 | 637 | 509 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 12 | E 15 | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 33 | 54 | 24 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 4 | — | 17 | 39 | 39 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 7 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | NE 7 | — | E 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 2 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 115 | 231 | 231 | 229 | 4 | 109 | 218 | 212 | 163 | — | — | — | 16 | 28 | 77 | 187 | 368 | 545 | 675 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 248 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 180 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 215 | 545 | 598 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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