Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (03 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 12AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thu 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 29 | 41 | 69 | 100 | 92 | 64 | 87 | 126 | 146 | 135 | 144 | 152 | 154 | 102 | 77 | 72 | 55 | 53 | 41 | 32 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:04PM1.43m | 4:30AM1.11m | 4:15PM1.37m | 5:28AM1.22m | 5:19PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM0.20m | 10:02AM0.53m | 11:02PM0.20m | 11:16AM0.47m | 11:50PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | 7:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 41 | 40 | 84 | 49 | 47 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 144 | 152 | 154 | 102 | 77 | 72 | 55 | 53 | 41 | 32 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | 3 | — | 39 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 36 | 25 | 16 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 25 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 48 | 21 | 35 | 69 | 100 | 92 | 64 | 87 | 126 | 146 | 135 | — | — | 8 | 42 | 72 | 56 | — | — | — | — | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 599 | 552 | 231 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 136 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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