Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (07 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 11PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1924 | 1553 | 1113 | 790 | 617 | 1119 | 847 | 627 | 463 | 452 | 262 | 241 | 293 | 1027 | 906 | 970 | 934 | 755 | 661 | 588 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:39PM1.49m | 7:23AM1.34m | 7:27PM1.48m | 8:01AM1.44m | 8:10PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:26PM0.37m | 1:10AM0.12m | 1:19PM0.28m | 1:47AM0.11m | 2:06PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 298 | 1119 | 847 | 627 | 463 | 452 | 262 | 241 | 293 | 1027 | 906 | 970 | 934 | 755 | 661 | 588 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | S 15 | S 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 13 | S 21 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 163 | 160 | 133 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 9 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 20 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 118 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 36 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 1924 | 1553 | 1113 | 790 | 617 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 33 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 215 | 52 | 169 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 226 | 226 | 91 | 72 |
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