Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 4AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1190 | 704 | 572 | 519 | 362 | 255 | 233 | 494 | 586 | 593 | 476 | 486 | 408 | 286 | 234 | 157 | 129 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:22PM1.35m | 8:43AM1.66m | 9:08PM1.32m | 9:23AM1.72m | 9:57PM1.26m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.13m | 3:10PM0.08m | 2:59AM0.16m | 3:58PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 644 | 704 | 572 | 519 | 362 | 255 | 216 | 138 | 586 | 593 | 476 | 486 | 408 | 286 | 234 | 157 | 129 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 107 | 90 | 61 | 59 | 43 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 39 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | WNW 4 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 2 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 1190 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 83 | 233 | 494 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | 95 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 141 | 0 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 91 | 338 | 73 | 2 |
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