Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 10AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 7 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 69 | 44 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 77 | 240 | 144 | 131 | 93 | 74 | 60 | 43 | 68 | 16 | 361 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:11AM1.56m | 9:31PM1.30m | 9:45AM1.58m | 10:10PM1.22m | 10:19AM1.56m | 10:49PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM0.16m | 3:32PM0.15m | 3:24AM0.22m | 4:13PM0.16m | 3:55AM0.28m | 4:54PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 29 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 86 | 69 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 17 | 26 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 144 | 131 | 93 | 41 | 36 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 39 | 14 | 44 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 74 | 60 | 37 | 16 | 16 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 8 | S 16 | E 8 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | SW 3 | S 5 | — | — | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | 10 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 77 | 240 | — | 2 | 34 | — | — | — | 68 | 128 | 361 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 795 | 180 | 110 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 53 | 53 | 50 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 268 |
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