Backdoor 4 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.28° S 151.57° E

Issued: 4 am 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Backdoor 4 sea temperature is

20.5°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 (14 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 10AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (14 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Evening (14 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 14								Sunday 15								Monday 16								Tue 17
	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)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 12	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 7	S 7	ESE 6	S 8	S 9
Wave Graph
kJ	93	75	62	45	54	73	82	51	55	51	46	42	31	71	73	75	55	55	185	175	185	103	85	65	133	146
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	NNW	NNE	ENE	NE	N	WNW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide	11:58PM0.97m				11:47AM1.43m				00:49AM0.94m				12:33PM1.36m				1:48AM0.94m				1:23PM1.30m					2:52AM0.97m
Low Tide			5:11AM0.50m				6:49PM0.32m				5:56AM0.56m				7:39PM0.35m				6:52AM0.61m					8:31PM0.36m


	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41
	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	7:34
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	1	1	5	8	6	1	1	3
Temp °C	23	21	24	30	26	25	24	21	20	20	18	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	15	16	17	16	16
Feels °C	23	22	24	29	25	23	22	21	20	20	16	17	17	16	16	16	14	13	14	14	13	11	13	15	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	E 8	E 10	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 7	S 7	ESE 6	S 8	E 7
kJ	93	75	62	45	43	10	8	51	55	51	46	20	31	71	73	75	55	55	54	48	31	103	85	65	133	91
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 8	S 10	S 10	E 9	S 9	E 11	E 11	E 12	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	E 10	ENE 7	S 7	ESE 6	S 9
kJ	8	4	4	4	5	8	7	15	7	22	39	42	17	7	17	10	7	10	6	7	6	31	16	55	50	146
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 6	E 9	S 13	S 10	E 13	S 12	S 9	E 7	NE 7	E 12	S 14	S 13	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 15	S 17	S 15	E 10	S 9	ENE 7	E 10
kJ	6	5	5	1	1	2	4	8	13	3	6	4	8	25	4	3	6	6	6	5	6	18	31	37	26	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	—	SW 2	SSW 4	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	ESE 6	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	54	73	82	—	1	13	27	41	50	82	101	118	124	135	185	175	185	81	65	—	49	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	2	0	2	3	180	27	27	2	2	0	0	0	141	135	130	0	208	176	167	176	248	0	168	52	1	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1						1			2	2
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