Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 4PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 431 | 349 | 279 | 727 | 655 | 428 | 360 | 309 | 309 | 266 | 196 | 196 | 165 | 211 | 248 | 253 | 288 | 273 | 273 | 220 | 211 | 217 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:15AM1.50m | 8:27PM1.44m | 8:51AM1.56m | 9:09PM1.37m | 9:30AM1.60m | 9:54PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM0.17m | 2:34AM0.11m | 3:08PM0.14m | 3:09AM0.15m | 3:55PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 74 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 24 | 428 | 360 | 309 | 309 | 266 | 196 | 196 | 165 | 211 | 248 | 253 | 288 | 273 | 273 | 220 | 211 | 168 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 18 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 9 | S 11 | E 6 | NE 9 | ESE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 22 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 24 | 18 | 70 | 67 | 19 | 87 | 47 | 19 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 39 | 120 | 217 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 14 | ENE 9 | S 16 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 20 | SSW 14 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 23 | 45 | 18 | 19 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 22 | 43 | 33 | 36 | 78 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 431 | 349 | 279 | 727 | 655 | 141 | 145 | 114 | 85 | 66 | 51 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 59 | 61 | 21 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 36 | 135 | 135 | 52 | 141 | 45 | 52 | 52 | 226 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 37 | 378 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
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