Backdoor 4 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.28° S 151.57° E

Issued: 4 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Backdoor 4 sea temperature is

20.6°C

Backdoor 4 surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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 (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 9AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	9s
Afternoon (26 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Evening (26 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	9s

Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), 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 Wed morning).
	Monday 26								Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 8	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	SSE 7	S 7
Wave Graph
kJ	572	490	431	276	216	367	579	632	497	431	343	273	191	157	122	94	90	72	72	94	90	67	84	81
Wind (km/h)	NW	W	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	S	W	NE	E	ENE	NE	NE	SW	WSW	WSW	SE	ESE	E	ESE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	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-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:43AM1.66m				9:08PM1.32m				9:23AM1.72m				9:57PM1.26m				10:07AM1.74m				10:48PM1.19m
Low Tide		2:20AM0.13m				3:10PM0.08m				2:59AM0.16m				3:58PM0.04m				3:39AM0.20m				4:49PM0.04m


	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—
mm	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	21	17	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	18	18	18	18	18	17	15	16	20	19	19	19	18
Feels °C	20	19	12	11	13	12	14	14	14	16	16	16	14	14	15	16	16	13	15	18	14	15	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	SSE 7	S 7
kJ	572	490	431	276	216	138	579	632	497	431	343	273	191	157	122	94	90	72	72	94	90	67	84	81
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	—	—	ENE 8	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	5	5	5	4	4	4	94	90	61	59	44	35	—	—	—	24	19	13	37	20	11	12	12	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 8	—	—	NE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	—	—	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 17
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	—	14	24	15	—	—	6	7	7	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 3	NW 3	W 3	S 5	S 6	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 4	ENE 4	—	SW 2	SW 3	SSW 4	—	ESE 3	—	—
kJ	1	2	8	71	173	367	—	—	—	—	—	—	48	87	34	24	—	1	2	16	—	2	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	2	2	1	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	2	2	35	141	0	151	0	0	0	0	0	3	91	338	92	3	0	0	0	0	52	176	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	1		2		3	3	3	2	2	2				1	1	1	1	1			1	1
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