Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Backdoor 4 today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Backdoor 4 at 1PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Backdoor 4. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 178 | 106 | 78 | 138 | 205 | 214 | 277 | 303 | 122 | 93 | 93 | 87 | 145 | 173 | 289 | 169 | 146 | 114 | 114 | 111 | 155 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:01AM1.56m | 11:44PM1.06m | 11:59AM1.51m | 00:58AM0.99m | 1:08PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29AM0.30m | 5:47PM0.23m | 5:19AM0.40m | 6:58PM0.27m | 6:22AM0.48m | 8:18PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 88 | 65 | 59 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 200 | 156 | 122 | 93 | 7 | 7 | 145 | 173 | 169 | 169 | 146 | 114 | 114 | 2 | 22 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 98 | 65 | — | 19 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 5 | S 10 | S 18 | S 9 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 178 | 106 | 78 | 138 | 205 | 214 | 277 | 303 | — | — | 93 | 87 | — | — | 289 | — | — | — | — | 111 | 155 | 193 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 226 | 231 | 118 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 37 | 91 |
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