Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 1AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 7 | S 13 | S 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 210 | 343 | 417 | 401 | 294 | 434 | 338 | 257 | 190 | 240 | 117 | 100 | 131 | 69 | 119 | 196 | 233 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:54PM1.28m | 10:13AM1.60m | 10:45PM1.17m | 11:01AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47AM0.22m | 4:47PM0.17m | 4:29AM0.30m | 5:47PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 186 | 145 | 216 | 417 | 401 | 294 | 434 | 338 | 257 | 180 | 150 | 109 | 83 | 69 | 59 | 57 | 36 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 9 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 90 | 210 | 343 | 202 | 146 | 112 | 20 | — | — | — | 167 | 117 | 100 | 66 | — | 19 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 20 | S 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 76 | 74 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 24 | 44 | 49 | 36 | 43 | 32 | 36 | 119 | 224 | 190 | 240 | — | — | 131 | 69 | 119 | 196 | 233 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 182 | 118 | 37 |
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