Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 3PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 233 | 169 | 152 | 164 | 183 | 106 | 73 | 61 | 64 | 58 | 57 | 35 | 51 | 100 | 153 | 82 | 117 | 36 | 66 | 47 | 77 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:45PM1.58m | 2:02AM1.01m | 1:52PM1.50m | 3:20AM1.03m | 3:04PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM0.43m | 7:52PM0.17m | 7:16AM0.50m | 9:01PM0.20m | 8:38AM0.54m | 10:06PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 233 | 169 | 152 | 110 | 183 | 106 | 73 | 61 | 64 | 47 | 47 | 35 | 29 | 100 | 153 | 82 | 117 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 41 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 79 | 75 | 50 | 51 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 12 | 35 | 36 | 59 | 43 | 37 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NW 3 | — | S 4 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | E 13 | ESE 4 | E 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | 35 | 51 | 30 | — | 31 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 4 | SSW 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 59 | 47 | 66 | 164 | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | 36 | 66 | 47 | 77 | 133 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 42 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 338 | 226 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 553 | 11 | 231 | 49 |
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