Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 4AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 188 | 298 | 778 | 849 | 1272 | 1350 | 1088 | 783 | 628 | 458 | 1011 | 959 | 835 | 696 | 563 | 499 | 502 | 452 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:49PM1.13m | 10:54AM1.51m | 11:30PM1.05m | 11:33AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26AM0.35m | 5:37PM0.26m | 5:00AM0.43m | 6:23PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 77 | 155 | 264 | 1011 | 959 | 835 | 696 | 563 | 499 | 502 | 452 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 10 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | N 11 | S 17 | E 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | N 11 | — | N 11 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | NE 9 | — | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 188 | 298 | 778 | 849 | 1272 | 1350 | 1088 | 783 | 628 | 458 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 325 | 151 | 270 | 313 | 270 | 215 | 176 | 285 | 215 | 156 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 215 | 37 | 37 |
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