Backdoor 4 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.28° S 151.57° E

Issued: 10 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Backdoor 4 sea temperature is

21.2°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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 3PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	9s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Evening (27 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 27						Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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)	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	ENE 7	S 7	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 8	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 13	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	343	279	230	196	129	97	72	70	52	72	69	66	77	77	31	90	158	358	408	338	760	632
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	E	ESE	SSE	S	S	W	WNW	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide		9:23AM1.72m				9:57PM1.26m				10:07AM1.74m				10:48PM1.19m				10:54AM1.72m
Low Tide				3:58PM0.04m				3:39AM0.20m				4:49PM0.04m				4:23AM0.27m					5:44PM0.07m


	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—
mm	—	1	1	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	17	18	18	18	17	16	16	21	21	20	19	18	16	15	16	17	18	18	18	18
Feels °C	16	16	14	14	14	18	16	13	13	19	16	16	16	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	ENE 5	ENE 7	S 7	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 8	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 13	S 11
kJ	343	279	230	196	129	97	46	57	52	72	69	66	77	77	31	90	158	358	408	338	760	632
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 11	—	ENE 8	S 8	S 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	S 8	S 15	S 15	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16
kJ	58	42	41	2	—	23	72	70	40	31	26	18	12	20	35	72	109	80	181	310	260	260
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 8	—	—	—	—	NE 8	E 12	—	—	E 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 6	NE 7	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8
kJ	—	30	—	—	—	—	16	3	—	—	3	7	7	4	14	11	17	16	16	16	15	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ENE 8	NE 4	ENE 5	—	WSW 2	SW 3	W 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	69	42	44	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	2	338	338	72	2	0	0	0	0	41	0	25	0	3	0	0	37	461	226	37	37
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Rating (10 max)	2	2			1	1	1	1	1	1		1	2	1	1	1	2	2			2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	3	4	2	3	3	3	4	1	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	5	7	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5

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