Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 4AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 11 | ENE 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | ENE 5 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 259 | 88 | 83 | 79 | 68 | 68 | 61 | 55 | 36 | 78 | 152 | 78 | 37 | 36 | 51 | 45 | 61 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:02AM1.01m | 1:52PM1.50m | 3:20AM1.03m | 3:04PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52PM0.17m | 7:16AM0.50m | 9:01PM0.20m | 8:38AM0.54m | 10:06PM0.20m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 214 | 88 | 83 | 79 | 68 | 68 | 61 | 36 | 33 | 78 | 152 | 78 | 37 | 21 | 30 | 45 | 41 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 79 | 52 | 50 | 51 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 10 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 42 | 36 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NW 3 | — | S 4 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | 55 | 33 | 36 | 20 | 30 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 4 | S 3 | — | E 3 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 259 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 51 | 30 | 61 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 377 | 226 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 599 | 37 | 37 | 2 |
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