Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (14 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 8PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 118 | 119 | 221 | 157 | 189 | 85 | 65 | 46 | 35 | 20 | 27 | 469 | 997 | 1436 | 1628 | 2009 | 2793 | 2888 | 2633 | 2692 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:13PM1.25m | 10:34AM1.46m | 10:54PM1.12m | 11:13AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15PM0.24m | 4:10AM0.28m | 5:01PM0.31m | 4:42AM0.37m | 5:51PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 20 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 14 | NE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 118 | 82 | 81 | 55 | 104 | 85 | 65 | 46 | 35 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 32 | 16 | 17 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 14 | — | — | S 16 | — |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 50 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 20 | — | — | 21 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | — | 13 | 14 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | WNW 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | S 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 47 | 119 | 221 | 157 | 189 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 469 | 997 | 1436 | 1628 | 2009 | 2793 | 2888 | 2633 | 2692 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 231 | 37 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 1358 | 151 | 215 | 52 | 135 | 135 | 781 | 787 | 787 | 169 | 248 |
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