Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 1PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 431 | 276 | 216 | 367 | 500 | 632 | 508 | 455 | 351 | 273 | 196 | 163 | 129 | 97 | 92 | 72 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 62 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:43AM1.66m | 9:08PM1.32m | 9:23AM1.72m | 9:57PM1.26m | 10:07AM1.74m | 10:48PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM0.08m | 2:59AM0.16m | 3:58PM0.04m | 3:39AM0.20m | 4:49PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 431 | 276 | 216 | 138 | 500 | 632 | 508 | 455 | 351 | 273 | 196 | 163 | 129 | 97 | 92 | 72 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 62 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 94 | 90 | 61 | 59 | 44 | 42 | 49 | — | — | 24 | 20 | 17 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 35 | 29 | — | — | 12 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | SW 4 | ESE 2 | ENE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 52 | 146 | 367 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 27 | 44 | 39 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 18 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 35 | 141 | 0 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 91 | 338 | 92 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 176 |
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