Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (01 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 9PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 55 | 37 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 38 | 37 | 48 | 64 | 41 | 48 | 87 | 165 | 296 | 345 | 204 | 384 | 286 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 1:52PM1.50m | 3:20AM1.03m | 3:04PM1.43m | 4:30AM1.11m | 4:15PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01PM0.20m | 8:38AM0.54m | 10:06PM0.20m | 10:02AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | |  |  | | | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 72 | 48 | 37 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 38 | 37 | 29 | 29 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 244 | 5 | 5 | 286 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 4 | S 6 | S 10 | ENE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 6 | — | S 14 | S 17 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 57 | 55 | 15 | 36 | 65 | 51 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 10 | — | 4 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | S 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 | S 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 64 | 34 | 48 | 87 | 165 | 296 | 345 | 204 | 384 | 5 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 338 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 285 | 446 | 288 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 27 | 731 | 163 | 52 | 83 |
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