Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 1PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 13 | S 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 401 | 294 | 434 | 338 | 257 | 337 | 240 | 117 | 98 | 131 | 69 | 119 | 216 | 268 | 381 | 309 | 311 | 96 | 114 | 146 | 154 | 207 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:13AM1.60m | 10:45PM1.17m | 11:01AM1.56m | 11:44PM1.06m | 11:59AM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47PM0.17m | 4:29AM0.30m | 5:47PM0.23m | 5:19AM0.40m | 6:58PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 9 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 401 | 294 | 434 | 338 | 257 | 223 | 154 | 109 | 83 | 67 | 59 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 243 | 199 | 126 | 96 | 7 | 7 | 154 | 207 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | S 11 | NE 9 | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 39 | 112 | 20 | — | — | 180 | 167 | 117 | 98 | 65 | — | 19 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 146 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | S 3 |
| kJ | 51 | 40 | 39 | 133 | 248 | 337 | 240 | — | — | 131 | 69 | 119 | 216 | 268 | 381 | 309 | 311 | — | 114 | 146 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 168 | 118 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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