Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 1AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 225 | 235 | 286 | 850 | 923 | 970 | 952 | 674 | 544 | 452 | 386 | 292 | 244 | 157 | 120 | 133 | 67 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:27PM1.48m | 8:01AM1.44m | 8:10PM1.44m | 8:37AM1.52m | 8:52PM1.38m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47AM0.11m | 2:06PM0.21m | 2:21AM0.13m | 2:50PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 211 | 235 | 286 | 850 | 923 | 970 | 952 | 674 | 544 | 452 | 386 | 292 | 244 | 157 | 120 | 69 | 44 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | E 13 | S 14 | S 21 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 225 | 160 | 133 | 68 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 59 | 43 | 35 | 6 | 86 | 67 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | E 13 | S 20 | E 9 | S 12 | E 12 | S 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 33 | 112 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 7 | — | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 49 | 63 | 101 | — | — | — | 74 | 133 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 28 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 788 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
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