Backdoor 4 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.28° S 151.57° E

Issued: 4 am 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Backdoor 4 sea temperature is

21.0°C

Backdoor 4 surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (09 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 7AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 09). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	10s
Afternoon (09 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	11s
Evening (09 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	11s

Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 9								Tuesday 10								Wednesday 11								Thu 12
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 9	NE 6	SSE 8	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	1980	1751	1691	2254	2170	2180	2092	2005	1677	1487	1384	1192	1102	831	715	520	448	439	368	276	237	182	135	239	173	73
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSW	WSW	W	NW	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	WNW	W	NW	ENE	E	NE	NE	SSE	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off
High Tide				8:41AM1.61m				9:12PM1.14m				9:15AM1.61m				9:52PM1.10m				9:50AM1.59m				10:31PM1.05m
Low Tide		2:14AM0.27m				3:19PM0.17m				2:47AM0.31m				3:58PM0.17m				3:20AM0.35m				4:37PM0.19m				3:55AM0.40m


	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45
	—	—	—	—	—	7:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:29	—	—	—	7:30
mm	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	2	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	12	13	15	16	17	16	16	14	12	13	17	18	19	19	19	17	16	16	19	21	21	21	20	20	19
Feels °C	9	6	7	9	10	11	12	14	12	10	12	14	13	14	15	17	17	15	15	18	15	16	19	19	18	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 9	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7
kJ	36	20	1691	1882	18	18	2092	2005	1677	1487	1384	1192	1102	831	715	520	448	439	368	276	237	182	135	147	94	73
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	E 11	E 10	NE 12	NE 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	S 13	S 13	S 13	E 10	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	S 10	S 10	S 10	SE 8	—	SE 11
kJ	6	6	20	19	6	6	18	8	8	9	11	12	14	30	13	8	33	19	12	7	8	8	7	105	—	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NE 12	—	NNE 13	NE 12	NE 11	NE 12	NE 12	S 13	E 11	E 11	E 11	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	E 11	S 16	E 10	S 10	S 15	S 15
kJ	—	—	—	—	6	—	16	5	5	5	5	14	9	9	9	11	25	10	9	20	9	5	8	7	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 9	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 11	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	—	—	NE 3	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	SSE 8	SSE 5
kJ	1980	1751	165	2254	2170	2180	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	21	42	41	38	36	—	—	10	63	126	239	173	118
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Rating (10 max)	1	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	45	48	48	168	461	552	141	0	0	0	2	42	226	226	91	11	0	0	2	46	377	180	46	36	0	135
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