Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 9PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 563 | 499 | 502 | 508 | 452 | 385 | 398 | 388 | 437 | 513 | 573 | 513 | 446 | 406 | 357 | 357 | 314 | 281 | 311 | 178 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:33AM1.45m | 00:16AM0.97m | 12:17PM1.37m | 1:11AM0.91m | 1:09PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23PM0.33m | 5:37AM0.50m | 7:17PM0.40m | 6:23AM0.57m | 8:20PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 563 | 499 | 502 | 508 | 452 | 385 | 64 | 129 | 119 | 513 | 573 | 513 | 446 | 406 | 357 | 357 | 314 | 281 | 311 | 178 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 32 | 53 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 53 | 90 | 52 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 15 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 398 | 388 | 437 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 95 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 226 | 338 | 461 | 180 | 180 | 226 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 552 | 226 | 180 | 72 |
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