Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 3AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 150 | 117 | 78 | 62 | 60 | 41 | 43 | 49 | 71 | 26 | 37 | 17 | 18 | 33 | 286 | 545 | 616 | 792 | 718 | 588 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:28AM1.22m | 5:19PM1.33m | 6:16AM1.33m | 6:15PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02PM0.20m | 11:16AM0.47m | 11:50PM0.20m | 12:18PM0.39m | 00:30AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | 7:23 |
mm | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 7 | S 6 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 150 | 117 | 78 | 62 | 60 | 41 | 43 | 33 | 71 | 16 | 37 | 15 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 12 | 792 | 718 | 588 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | S 9 | S 6 | ENE 7 | S 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 15 | N 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 40 | 40 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 12 | S 8 | S 12 | E 15 | — | — | NE 7 | — | E 15 |
| kJ | 16 | 14 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 4 | E 6 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 34 | 126 | 132 | 80 | 3 | 49 | — | — | — | 25 | 26 | 97 | 286 | 545 | 616 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 25 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 180 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 42 | 285 | 455 | 545 | 151 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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