
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 6PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
347 | 257 | 270 | 380 | 366 | 643 | 926 | 1107 | 1455 | 1183 | 841 | 588 | 534 | 530 | 488 | 380 | 215 | 165 | 195 | 937 | 1947 | 2496 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:59AM1.02m | 5:00PM1.56m | 5:57AM1.12m | 5:57PM1.63m | 6:45AM1.22m | 6:46PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24AM0.43m | 11:54PM0.15m | 11:29AM0.35m | 00:41AM0.08m | 12:24PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
347 | 257 | 270 | 380 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 588 | 534 | 530 | 488 | 380 | 215 | 165 | 65 | 17 | 29 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 17 | E 9 | SSW 17 |
8 | 39 | 85 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 93 | 75 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 59 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | N 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 15 | — | E 9 | E 9 | SE 14 | E 17 | E 17 | — |
2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
— | — | — | — | 366 | 643 | 926 | 1107 | 1455 | 1183 | 841 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 195 | 937 | 1947 | 2496 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 1 | 150 | 168 | 135 | 1 | 167 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 552 | 285 | 285 | 248 |
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