Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 12PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 85 | 131 | 121 | 83 | 58 | 64 | 65 | 45 | 45 | 29 | 21 | 18 | 135 | 363 | 1585 | 1752 | 876 | 562 | 368 | 573 | 563 | 528 | 495 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:14AM0.96m | 2:40PM1.44m | 3:44AM0.96m | 3:54PM1.49m | 4:59AM1.02m | 5:00PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.46m | 9:46PM0.33m | 9:08AM0.47m | 10:58PM0.24m | 10:24AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 57 | 39 | 131 | 121 | 83 | 58 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 40 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1460 | 876 | 562 | 368 | 573 | 563 | 8 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 68 | 85 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 64 | 65 | 45 | 45 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 97 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | W 3 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | 9 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 106 | 135 | 363 | 1585 | 1752 | — | — | — | — | — | 528 | 495 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 215 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 176 | 208 | 0 |
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