Backdoor 4 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.28° S 151.57° E

Issued: 4 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Backdoor 4 sea temperature is

20.6°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 (11 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 11AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	9s
Afternoon (11 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Evening (11 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wednesday 11								Thursday 12								Friday 13								Sat 14
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 11	SE 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	S 7	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 7	SSE 6	ENE 4	ENE 5	NE 5	ENE 5
Wave Graph
kJ	510	439	368	276	237	182	132	129	102	190	216	29	25	100	91	83	71	37	51	51	27	27	54	80	82	40
Wind (km/h)	NNW	WNW	NNW	NNE	E	E	NNE	SW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	N	N	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	on	cross-on	cross	cross	on	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide				9:50AM1.59m				10:31PM1.05m				10:27AM1.55m					11:13PM1.01m				11:06AM1.49m				11:58PM0.97m
Low Tide		3:20AM0.35m				4:37PM0.19m				3:55AM0.40m					5:18PM0.23m			4:32AM0.45m					6:02PM0.28m


	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43
	—	—	—	—	—	7:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	7:30
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	18	23	24	21	21	21	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Feels °C	17	15	17	21	20	17	17	21	18	17	17	17	17	17	19	19	19	20	19	20	19	18	17	22	23	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 9	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 6	ENE 5	ENE 5
kJ	510	439	368	276	237	182	132	75	71	53	30	16	8	11	91	83	71	37	51	51	27	27	25	16	62	40
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 9	S 9	ESE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	E 8	S 11	S 11	E 9	SSE 6	SE 6
kJ	20	10	10	5	8	17	8	129	6	13	31	29	25	24	23	21	20	37	11	11	11	9	9	13	14	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 10	E 11	E 10	—	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	NE 6	NE 6	E 9	SE 9	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	S 10	E 9	E 8
kJ	11	25	20	18	9	9	—	7	8	8	8	8	8	7	6	5	6	20	12	12	7	6	2	8	7	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	ENE 4	NE 4	E 5	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	—	—	—	SE 6	NE 6	E 5	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	NE 5	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	5	22	40	37	102	190	216	114	126	100	—	—	—	—	37	6	29	19	54	80	82	—
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Distance (km)	2	0	2	2	82	117	37	0	0	0	0	130	139	139	0	0	37	37	46	92	461	338	331	2	0	2
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