Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 8AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 627 | 450 | 377 | 362 | 307 | 569 | 485 | 515 | 407 | 311 | 233 | 214 | 149 | 216 | 335 | 123 | 93 | 77 | 81 | 68 | 70 | 35 | 50 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:45PM1.11m | 11:46AM1.66m | 00:49AM1.04m | 12:45PM1.58m | 2:02AM1.01m | 1:52PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12AM0.35m | 6:45PM0.12m | 6:08AM0.43m | 7:52PM0.17m | 7:16AM0.50m | 9:01PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 627 | 450 | 377 | 362 | 307 | 569 | 485 | 515 | 407 | 311 | 233 | 214 | 149 | 110 | 183 | 123 | 93 | 77 | 81 | 68 | 70 | 33 | 50 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 9 | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 464 | 424 | 339 | 260 | 191 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 50 | 3 | — | — | 79 | 75 | 50 | 51 | 56 | 58 | 57 | 35 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 14 | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | S 4 | S 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NW 3 | ESE 2 | E 4 | E 4 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 42 | 76 | 65 | 60 | 89 | 47 | 128 | 216 | 335 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 63 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 338 | 338 | 37 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 242 | 230 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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