Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 10AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 44 | 45 | 11 | 134 | 164 | 450 | 1769 | 1250 | 678 | 421 | 295 | 295 | 349 | 169 | 376 | 652 | 1310 | 1856 | 1462 | 1102 | 938 | 939 | 878 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 3:44AM0.96m | 3:54PM1.49m | 4:59AM1.02m | 5:00PM1.56m | 5:57AM1.12m | 5:57PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08AM0.47m | 10:58PM0.24m | 10:24AM0.43m | 11:54PM0.15m | 11:29AM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 1250 | 678 | 421 | 295 | 295 | 349 | 169 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1102 | 938 | 939 | 878 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 45 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | NE 8 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 20 | 71 | 134 | 164 | 450 | 1769 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 162 | 376 | 652 | 1310 | 1856 | 1462 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 456 | 215 | 130 | 169 | 168 | 52 | 1 | 168 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
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