Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (27 Oct):
- 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 10PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 234 | 196 | 129 | 97 | 72 | 70 | 52 | 100 | 89 | 106 | 100 | 94 | 105 | 116 | 214 | 432 | 459 | 365 | 832 | 632 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 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 | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 11 |
| kJ | 234 | 196 | 129 | 97 | 37 | 57 | 52 | 100 | 26 | 11 | 100 | 94 | 105 | 116 | 214 | 432 | 459 | 365 | 832 | 632 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | — | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 12 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 24 | 72 | 70 | 41 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 72 | 107 | 16 | 176 | 310 | 195 | 260 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 8 | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 28 | — | — | 12 | 23 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 46 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | 87 | 47 | 52 | — | 2 | 2 | 130 | 89 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 338 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 553 | 226 | 37 | 37 |
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