Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 6AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
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 18°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1037 | 526 | 347 | 257 | 270 | 380 | 366 | 547 | 970 | 1301 | 1575 | 1210 | 919 | 692 | 586 | 600 | 488 | 380 | 205 | 169 | 195 | 945 | 1800 | 2496 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:59AM1.02m | 5:00PM1.56m | 5:57AM1.12m | 5:57PM1.63m | 6:45AM1.22m | 6:46PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM0.24m | 10:24AM0.43m | 11:54PM0.15m | 11:29AM0.35m | 00:41AM0.08m | 12:24PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 1037 | 526 | 347 | 257 | 270 | 380 | 366 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 692 | 586 | 600 | 488 | 380 | 205 | 169 | 54 | 17 | 37 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | E 17 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 85 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 79 | 79 | 8 | 6 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | N 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | E 9 | ENE 9 | SE 13 | S 21 | S 20 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 31 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 547 | 970 | 1301 | 1575 | 1210 | 919 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 195 | 945 | 1800 | 2496 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 169 | 168 | 248 | 135 | 167 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 552 | 285 | 285 | 248 |
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