Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 3AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 249 | 210 | 190 | 190 | 206 | 140 | 90 | 83 | 60 | 60 | 43 | 45 | 71 | 143 | 164 | 169 | 230 | 300 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:48AM0.86m | 2:04PM1.24m | 3:16AM0.87m | 3:16PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02PM0.50m | 7:03AM0.59m | 9:21PM0.50m | 8:23AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 4 | S 18 |
| kJ | 249 | 210 | 139 | 110 | 116 | 94 | 90 | 83 | 60 | 60 | 43 | 45 | 71 | 143 | 164 | 90 | 16 | 300 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 |
| kJ | 59 | 48 | 46 | 48 | 206 | 140 | 72 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 54 | 113 | 169 | 230 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | ENE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | S 5 | S 8 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 101 | 11 | 190 | 190 | 40 | 28 | 14 | 37 | 54 | 54 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NNE 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | NW 3 | ENE 7 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | WSW 2 |
| kJ | 8 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
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