Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 3PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 17 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 245 | 204 | 209 | 239 | 210 | 211 | 190 | 190 | 117 | 140 | 90 | 81 | 81 | 61 | 44 | 67 | 76 | 143 | 130 | 165 | 222 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:54PM1.27m | 1:48AM0.86m | 2:04PM1.24m | 3:16AM0.87m | 3:16PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02AM0.53m | 8:02PM0.50m | 7:03AM0.59m | 9:21PM0.50m | 8:23AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 4 | S 17 |
| kJ | 245 | 204 | 209 | 239 | 210 | 211 | 139 | 110 | 117 | 120 | 90 | 81 | 81 | 61 | 44 | 67 | 76 | 143 | 130 | 87 | 12 | 220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 17 | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 113 | 96 | 94 | 71 | 46 | 14 | 46 | 48 | 29 | 140 | 73 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 111 | 165 | 48 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 18 | S 17 | E 8 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 18 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 28 | 58 | 56 | 97 | 101 | 48 | 190 | 190 | 107 | 28 | 15 | 37 | 54 | 53 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 222 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | SW 4 | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | SW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 14 | — | 4 | 34 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 37 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
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