Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 2AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 25s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1371 | 1971 | 2471 | 2344 | 1647 | 992 | 854 | 1092 | 1035 | 1124 | 1055 | 873 | 1060 | 687 | 605 | 529 | 470 | 432 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:46PM1.66m | 7:28AM1.31m | 7:31PM1.65m | 8:07AM1.40m | 8:14PM1.59m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23AM0.04m | 1:14PM0.21m | 2:00AM0.03m | 2:01PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 9 | SSE 23 | S 22 | S 21 | ESE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 29 | 36 | 48 | 46 | 41 | 992 | 173 | 249 | 229 | 8 | 1055 | 873 | 776 | 687 | 605 | 529 | 470 | 432 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | S 25 | E 16 | S 23 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | SSE 22 | S 22 | S 21 | E 10 | ENE 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 42 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 16 | NE 16 | SSW 16 | E 16 | S 23 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 93 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1371 | 1971 | 2471 | 2344 | 1647 | — | 854 | 1092 | 1035 | 1124 | — | — | 1060 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 285 | 248 | 135 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 123 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
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