Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 1AM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 480 | 260 | 347 | 446 | 268 | 244 | 352 | 476 | 459 | 406 | 311 | 216 | 172 | 146 | 206 | 359 | 388 | 295 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:08PM1.36m | 5:57AM1.10m | 5:51PM1.42m | 6:33AM1.20m | 6:30PM1.46m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.30m | 11:33AM0.45m | 00:26AM0.22m | 12:17PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 480 | 260 | 173 | 115 | 121 | 96 | 106 | 155 | 129 | 132 | 129 | 114 | 79 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 54 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | S 18 | S 17 | E 12 |
| kJ | 84 | 244 | 347 | 446 | 268 | 181 | 74 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | E 12 | E 12 | S 17 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 64 | 83 | 139 | 194 | 202 | 244 | 352 | 476 | 459 | 406 | 311 | 216 | 172 | 146 | 206 | 359 | 388 | 295 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 180 | 119 | 163 | 91 | 37 | 11 | 182 | 338 | 338 | 338 | 72 |
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