Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 1AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1252 | 1055 | 947 | 890 | 792 | 701 | 618 | 499 | 432 | 432 | 377 | 326 | 326 | 480 | 411 | 364 | 274 | 254 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:31PM1.65m | 8:07AM1.40m | 8:14PM1.59m | 8:44AM1.46m | 8:54PM1.50m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00AM0.03m | 2:01PM0.17m | 2:35AM0.06m | 2:47PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 967 | 1055 | 947 | 890 | 792 | 701 | 618 | 499 | 432 | 432 | 377 | 326 | 326 | 480 | 411 | 364 | 274 | 254 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | ESE 9 | SSE 22 | S 22 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | SSE 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 20 | SSE 21 |
| kJ | 229 | 8 | 46 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 118 | 186 | 186 | 173 | 158 | 82 | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 21 | E 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | S 16 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 46 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 1252 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 11 |
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