Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 4PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1476 | 1124 | 841 | 588 | 534 | 506 | 477 | 371 | 201 | 165 | 195 | 723 | 1383 | 2145 | 2716 | 2330 | 1864 | 1279 | 1509 | 1538 | 1595 | 1397 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:57AM1.12m | 5:57PM1.63m | 6:45AM1.22m | 6:46PM1.66m | 7:28AM1.31m | 7:31PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29AM0.35m | 00:41AM0.08m | 12:24PM0.27m | 1:23AM0.04m | 1:14PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 9 | SSE 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 18 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 841 | 588 | 534 | 506 | 477 | 371 | 201 | 165 | 53 | 17 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 46 | 41 | 1279 | 175 | 254 | 323 | 174 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 25 | E 16 | S 23 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 75 | 66 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 42 | 38 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 15 | — | E 9 | E 9 | SE 14 | E 17 | E 17 | — | S 21 | NE 16 | E 16 | S 23 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 36 | 10 | 5 | 93 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1476 | 1124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 195 | 723 | 1383 | 2145 | 2716 | 2330 | 1864 | — | 1509 | 1538 | 1595 | 1397 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 176 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 135 | 731 | 255 | 304 | 135 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 1 | 1 |
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